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Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani

Height: 1.69 m DOB: 19 April 1957

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian business tycoon. He is the chairman, managing director and the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). Since 1981, he started working alongside his father Dhirubhai Ambani in their family business, Reliance. RIL deals mainly in petrochemicals, refining and in the oil and gas sectors. Over the years, the business has expanded to provide products and services like Retail Markets and Telecommunications. In the country’s telecommunication services, Reliance’s Jio has earned a top five spot. It was launched on September 5, 2016. On the Forbes magazine's list for the past ten years, Ambani has consistently held the title of being India's richest person. As of January 2018, by Forbes, he was ranked as the 18th-wealthiest person in the world. With a net worth of $44.3 billion in July 2018, he surpassed Jack Ma, executive chairman of Alibaba Group, to become Asia's richest person. Outside North America and Europe, he is also the wealthiest person in the world. He also owns the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. At the Antilia Building, Ambani resides. With its value reaching $1 billion, it is one of the world's most expensive private residences. Early life: Mukesh was born in Aden, Yemen. He was brought up in Mumbai, India. In the early 1970s, in Chemical Engineering, he received his degree from the Institute of Chemical Technology.

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Reliance Jio, Welcome Offer, Jio, Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Jio unlikely to extend ‘Welcome Offer’ after December 31, may introduce new plans

Nov 21, 2016, 11:19 PM IST

Reliance Jio is unlikely to extend its Welcome Offer where every user will be able to enjoy free services and may instead introduce new plans.

File pic - Mukesh Ambani speaks at the launch of Reliance

Reliance Jio’s latest plan to outsmart competition: Smartphones at Rs 1,000 with free voice, video calls

Nov 16, 2016, 04:26 PM IST

Months after launching unbelievable introductory offers like free voice calls and cheap data packages, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio is said to be planning to launch 4G VoLTE smartphones at drop dead prices.

Isheta Salgaocar

Big fat Indian wedding! Mukesh Ambani to host niece Isheta's pre-wedding party at Antilia in Mumbai

Lifestyle | Nov 15, 2016, 03:51 PM IST

A business tycoon and the wealthiest man in India, Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita Ambani will host a lavish pre-wedding party for their niece Isheta Salgaocar, daughter of Raj and Dipti Salgaocar, at their

Mukesh Ambani led RIL lost to government in Gas price

Centre wins Rs 6000 crore price dispute with RIL, British Gas

Oct 25, 2016, 09:55 AM IST

The Reliance Industries Ltd and the Indian arm of BG (formerly British Gas) has lost an arbitration case involving over Rs 6000 crores against government which it had initiated six years ago following a dispute

Mukesh Ambani

TRAI slaps Rs 3050 cr penalty on Airtel, Vodafone, Idea for denial of interconnection to Jio

Oct 21, 2016, 09:31 PM IST

In a major setback to the leading telecom companies, the Indian telecom regulator today slapped heavy penalties on three telecom players -- Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular -- for not providing sufficient points

Adding around 11 lakh customers everyday, says RJio

Adding around 11 lakh customers everyday, to invest Rs 1 lakh cr by 2020: Reliance Jio

Oct 21, 2016, 01:58 PM IST

Despite the rampant call drops issue it is facing since its launch, Reliance Jio has said that it is adding anywhere between 0.6 million (6 lakh) and 1.1 million (11 lakh) customers a day.

Mukesh Ambani, RIL, Q2 net profit

Mukesh Ambani-led RIL reports 1.3 pc rise in Q2 net profit, down 23 pc from last year

Oct 20, 2016, 09:05 PM IST

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 7,206 crore for the second quarter, which was higher by 1.3 per cent over the first quarter of this financial year.

Mukesh Ambani, GDP, Estonia, Forbes, Reliance

At Rs 1.5 lakh crore, Mukesh Ambani’s wealth equals Estonia's GDP; tops Forbes list

Oct 20, 2016, 06:41 PM IST

Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Mukesh Ambani who has been named among India's 100 wealthiest big shots for the ninth sequential year has his fortune equivalent to Estonia's GDP, says Forbes India. Mukesh Ambani,

Jio ‘getting ragged’ by rivals but we can handle it,

Jio ‘getting ragged’ by rivals but we can handle it, says Mukesh Ambani

Oct 18, 2016, 02:26 PM IST

Mukesh Ambani on Monday said his new telecom venture Jio is not a gamble but a well thought-out and well-engineered business, while terming the trouble with interconnectivity as similar to a meritorious student "getting ragged".

RJio hits 1.6 crore subscribers in 16 days.

RJio beats Facebook, WhatsApp to reach 1.6 crore subscribers in shortest time

Oct 09, 2016, 04:35 PM IST

Embraced by customers with open arms, Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio) has created a world record by attracting as many as 16 million (1.6 crore) subscribers in its first month, a company statement said today. The

Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes’s list of richest Indians

Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes’s list of richest Indians; Patanjali's Balkrishna enters top 50

Sep 22, 2016, 01:53 PM IST

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has retained the top slot on the Forbes annual list of India’s 100 richest tycoons

Reliance Jio said customers are facing 10 cr call failures

Reliance Jio hits out at Airtel, Vodafone; says it is facing 10 crore call failures a day

Sep 21, 2016, 04:17 PM IST

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has hit out at incumbent telecom operators saying that its customers are facing 10 crore call failures a day.

Ratan Tata with PM Modi

My account was hacked, didn’t tweet Modi-Ambani joke, says Ratan Tata

Sep 11, 2016, 04:27 PM IST

The chairman emeritus of Tata Sons - Ratan Tata - today said that his Twitter account was hacked yesterday and he had not shared any joke or tweet on PM Modi or Mukesh Ambani. "Shocked

Mukesh Ambani at the launch of Reliance Jio

Jio vs others: TRAI summons Airtel, Vodafone and Idea after DoT says 'can't help'

Sep 08, 2016, 05:54 PM IST

TRAI has summoned executives of Bharti Airtel, Idea, Vodafone and Relaince Jio on Friday to discuss the interconnection issue.

Mukesh Ambani

Jio will bring healthy returns in coming years: Mukesh Ambani

Sep 08, 2016, 11:08 AM IST

RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani has said that his latest venture Jio despite its jaw dropping data prices and free voice, will bring 'very healthy returns in coming years. In an interview with The Economic Times,

Reliance Jio

COAI writes to PMO over inability to entertain Reliance Jio’s request for PoIs

Sep 07, 2016, 11:02 AM IST

The war of words among top telecos and new entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm has now reached the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Reliance Jio

Reliance Jio’s free offer may continue beyond January 1, 2017

Sep 06, 2016, 01:33 PM IST

Aimed at extending its consumer base and shoot up volumes, Reliance Jio Infocomm’s welcome 4G offer for three months, which is applicable on selected phones, may be extended beyond January 1, 2017.

Reliance Jio | India TV

RJio wave a boom for digital marketing in India, Lycos CEO thinks

Sep 05, 2016, 05:06 PM IST

The digital marketing space in India is set for a huge boost with Reliance Jio providing internet at a minimal rate of 5 paise per MB along with free of cost voice calls, a top

Mukesh Ambani sharing data plans of Reliance Jio

Reliance Jio 4G services from today: Here is all you need to know

Sep 05, 2016, 09:30 AM IST

Reliance Jio is set to storm the telecom market as the company rolls out its full-fledged 4G services from today. The entire Reliance Jio network runs on data, which means even voice calls are data-powered.

Mukesh Ambani | India TV

RJio needs to hit 75-80 million users in 2-3 years to break even, say analysts

Sep 02, 2016, 09:17 PM IST

Reliance Jio has an uphill task of attracting 75-80 million users, who spend an average of Rs 180 a month on mobile bills, over the next two to three years to hit break-even, suggest analyst

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