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Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani
Ambani in 2004
Born
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani

(1957-04-19) 19 April 1957 (age 67)
Aden, Colony of Aden
(present-day Yemen)[1][2]
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1981-present
OrganizationReliance Industries
TitleChairman and MD of Reliance Industries
Spouse
​
(m. 1985)​
[3]
Children3, including Akash
Parents
RelativesAnil Ambani (brother)
Tina Ambani (sister-in-law)

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian billionaire businessman who is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries.[4] He is the richest person in Asia and 9th richest in the world.[5][6]

Sometimes characterized as a plutocrat,[7] he has attracted both fame and notoriety for reports of market manipulation, political corruption, cronyism, and exploitation.[8][9][10][11][12]

In October 2024, Ambani was ranked 1st on the Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, with a net worth of $119.5 billion.[13]

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  3. ^ Karmali, Naazneen (6 April 2016). "Meet Nita Ambani, The First Lady of Indian Business". Forbes. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Mukesh Ambani :: RIL :: Reliance Group of Industries". Reliance Industries Limited. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Mukesh Ambani". Forbes. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Real Time Billionaires List: Mukesh Ambani". Forbes. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Meet Asia's millennial plutocrats". The Economist. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Blind Ambition". Outlookindia.com/. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  9. ^ "A History Of Controversies". 29 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  10. ^ "NICL scam: CBI files charges against Reliance Industries Limited, 4 retired insurance firm employees". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  11. ^ "CAG flays Oil Min for allowing RIL to retain D6 area". India Today. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  12. ^ Scroll Staff (2 January 2021). "SEBI fines Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani Rs 40 crore for 'manipulative trades' in 2007". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  13. ^ "India's 100 Richest". India’s 100 Richest. 9 October 2024.

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