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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Chennai: Industrialist Bhadrashyam Kothari, brother-in-law of billionaire industrialists Mukesh and Anil Ambani, passed away in the US on Sunday morning after a prolonged illness.He was 53.He is survived by two children—Nayantara and Arjun—and wife Nina,
Mumbai: If one goes by the promoter holdings in the companies listed under Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) then Dilip Shanghvi, the promoter of Sun Pharma will appear to be the richest man in India.With this,
Telecom firms of Ambani brothers Mukesh and Anil as well as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea are among the eight companies vying to buy spectrum in the biggest ever auction that may fetch the government
London: NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul today said that all his bank accounts were legitimate.“All my accounts are legitimate. I am responsible for them. I pay full taxes where due,” he said reacting to media
New Delhi: Top industrialists the Ambani brothers and Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal, today denied having illegal Swiss bank accounts in the wake of leaked list of account holders of HSBC brought out by an
Mumbai: Looking to foray into banking business, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries (RIL) has teamed up with state-run behemoth SBI to apply for a payments bank licence. This would bring together the nation's largest banking network
Davos: As the WEF summit draws to a close today, a few big names from India including Mukesh Ambani and Anand Mahindra were missing in action while Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Jordan's King
New Delhi: Set to launch its pan-India 4G datacom services under "Jio" brand soon, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has assigned its retail arm the mandate to develop the market for compatible devices and drive its
Gandhinagar: Large conglomerates from India and abroad today announced huge investment and job creation plans at the three-day Vibrant Gujarat Summit, which kicked off this morning in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders
New Delhi: Business tycoons and global statesmen have converged in Gandhinagar today to participate in the 7th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Summit, a flagship programme of Gujarat government.Apart from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and
New Delhi: In an interesting coincidence, the two Reliance groups -- headed by brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani -- today announced separate 'long-term strategic' deals with two Japanese giants which have a common link of
New Delhi: Reliance Industries, which started its corporate journey as a textile company, has announced a joint venture with China's Shandong Ruyi Science and Technology Group to “reposition its textile business on a high growth
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Mukesh Ambani feature amongst the most searched personalities online this year, according to search engine Yahoo.According to the seventh edition of Yahoo India's 'Year in Review', Prime Minister
New York: Mexico's state-run oil company Pemex has signed a pact with Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries for exchange of experience and technology in the hydrocarbons sector, news reports said on Friday.Pemex, according to the reports,
New Delhi: India will surpass China as the world's fastest growing economy in the next 2-3 years, top industrialist Mukesh Ambani said, while terming the fall in global oil prices as a ‘gift' to India."We
New Delhi: In signs of succession planning at India's largest private firm, billionaire Mukesh Ambani's twin scions Isha and Akash were today appointed as directors on board of Reliance Industries' telecom and retail ventures.Isha and
Mumbai: Industrialist Mukesh Ambani, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and religious leader Dada J.P. Vaswani are among a galaxy of personalities named for the Priyadarshni Academy's Global Awards, an official said here Wednesday.Ambani has been selected
Mumbai: Industrialist Mukesh Ambani, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and religious leader Dada J.P. Vaswani are among a galaxy of personalities named for the Priyadarshni Academy's Global Awards, an official said here Wednesday.Ambani has been selected
New Delhi: The power of Delhi government's Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) to probe graft allegations against former UPA ministers and others in relation to alleged irregularities in raising price of gas from RIL's KG6 basin
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