| Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani | |
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 Mukesh Ambani |
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| Born | April 19, 1957 Colony of Aden, Aden Protectorate[1] |
| Residence | Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Gujarati Baniya |
| Education | University of Mumbai (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering) Stanford University-Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA - drop-out) |
| Occupation | Chairman, Managing Director of Reliance Industries |
| Net worth | ▲ US$32.0 billion (2009)[2] |
| Religious beliefs | Hindu |
| Spouse(s) | Nita Ambani |
| Children | Isha, Anant and Akash [3] |
Mukesh Ambani (born on April 19, 1957 in Aden, Yemen) is a Indian engineer and businessman[4]. He is the chairman, managing director and the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries, India's largest private sector enterprise and a Fortune 500 company, which he got funded by purchasing large standby letters of credit, which were monetized by several Swiss banks which afforded him guaranteed loans for the purchase [5]. His personal stake in Reliance Industries is 48%.[6] His wealth is valued at $ 32 Billion by Forbes, making him India's wealthiest person.[7] Mukesh and his younger brother Anil are sons of the late founder of Reliance Industries, Dhirubhai Ambani. Anil Ambani is also a billionaire and owns another company - Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. Mukesh also owns the Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians.
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Achievements
- Chosen the businessman of the year 2007 by a public poll in India conducted by NDTV
- Conferred the United States-India Business Council (USIBC) leadership award for "Global Vision" 2007 in Washington.
- Ranked 42nd among the World's Most Respected Business Leaders and second among the four Indian CEOs featured in a survey conducted by Pricewaterhouse Coopers and published in Financial Times, London, November 2004.
- Conferred the World Communication Award for the Most Influential Person in Telecommunications in 2004 by Total Telecom, October, 2004.
- Chosen Telecom Man of the Year 2004 by Voice and Data magazine, September 2004.
- Ranked 13th in Asia's Power 25 list of The Most Powerful
- Recorded as the first Trillionaire in India, June 2007.
- Awarded the "Chitralekha Person of the Year Award -- 2007" by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
- Former Chairman of IIM-B
- Honorary Fellow of IChemE (the Institution of Chemical Engineers)
Personal life
Mukesh likes to visit Kruger National Park in South Africa.[8] The latest item in his portfolio is cricket. He owns the Mumbai Indians team. His bid of $111.9 million dollars pipped Vijay Mallya's chances of owning the team. Vijay Mallya's bid was of 111.6 million dollars. He is married to Nita Ambani [9]
See also
References
- ^ NDTV Mukesh born in Yemen
- ^ India's Richest: #1 Mukesh Ambani
- ^ NY Times pics on Mukesh Ambani
- ^ http://www.ril.com/html/aboutus/mukesh_ambani.html
- ^ FORTUNE Global 500 2006: Countries
- ^ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. 2007-03-08. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Mukesh-Ambani_NY3A.html. Retrieved 2007-03-09. "Year 2007."
- ^ "Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes India rich list with $32 bn fortune". India Today. November 19, 2009. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/71506/Top%20Stories/Mukesh+Ambani+tops+Forbes+India+rich+list+with+$32+bn+fortune.html. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ India Today 2005 Power List
- ^ http://www.da-is.org/html/nita_ambani.html Nita Ambani
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mukesh Ambani |
- A Biography of Mukesh Ambani
- Mukesh Ambani - Information at Reliance Petroleum website.
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- Official Website of UICT:The Institute from where Mr.Mukesh Ambani earned his bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering
- [2]USIBC Award for Mr. Mukesh Ambani
- Mukesh Ambani is Economic Times Biz Leader of the Year
- Mukesh Ambani information at Reliance Industries website.
- Nita Ambani wife of Sh. Mukesh Ambani.
- legory:Reliance India's 40 Richest
- New York Times: Indian to the Core, and an Oligarch
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