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'''Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani''' (born on 19 April 1957) is an Indian [[business magnate]] who is the chairman and CEO of the Indian conglomerate [[Reliance Industries Limited]] (RIL), the foremost company of the Indian energy and materials conglomerate Reliance Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ril.com/html/aboutus/mukesh_ambani.html |title=Mukesh Ambani :: RIL :: Reliance Group of Industries |publisher=RIL |accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref> The company was ranked #99th in [[Fortune Global 500]] and is India's most valuable company by [[market value]] and second-largest Indian company by turnover.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2011/snapshots/11090.html |title=FORTUNE Global 500 2011: Countries |publisher=CNN |date=24 July 2011 |accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Market Capitalization|url=http://money.rediff.com/companies/market-capitalisation|work=Indian stock markets:Companies by Market Capitalization|publisher=Rediff.com India Limited}}</ref> Ambani remains the largest individual shareholder, with 44.7 percent stake in RIL.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-05/ambani-backed-by-india-power-is-asia-s-no-1-billionaire.html |title=Mukesh Ambani Backed by India Power Holdings Proves Asia’s Top Billionaire |date=Mar 5, 2012 |accessdate =9 March 2007|work=Bloomberg|quote=Year 2012. |first1=Patrick |last1=Chu |first2=Netty |last2=Ismail}}</ref>
'''Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani''' (born on 19 April 1957) is an Indian [[business magnate]] who is the chairman and CEO of the Indian conglomerate [[Reliance Industries Limited]] (RIL), the foremost company of the Indian energy and materials conglomerate Reliance Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ril.com/html/aboutus/mukesh_ambani.html |title=Mukesh Ambani :: RIL :: Reliance Group of Industries |publisher=RIL |accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref> The company was ranked #99th in [[Fortune Global 500]] and is India's most valuable company by [[market value]] and second-largest Indian company by turnover.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2011/snapshots/11090.html |title=FORTUNE Global 500 2011: Countries |publisher=CNN |date=24 July 2011 |accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Market Capitalization|url=http://money.rediff.com/companies/market-capitalisation|work=Indian stock markets:Companies by Market Capitalization|publisher=Rediff.com India Limited}}</ref> Ambani remains the largest individual shareholder, with 44.7 percent stake in RIL.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-05/ambani-backed-by-india-power-is-asia-s-no-1-billionaire.html |title=Mukesh Ambani Backed by India Power Holdings Proves Asia’s Top Billionaire |date=Mar 5, 2012 |accessdate =9 March 2007|work=Bloomberg|quote=Year 2012. |first1=Patrick |last1=Chu |first2=Netty |last2=Ismail}}</ref>


In 2010, he was named among the most powerful people in the world by [[Forbes]] in its list of "68 people who matter most"<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article868374.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Sonia Gandhi, Tata in Forbes' most powerful people list | date=4 November 2010}}</ref> As of 2012, he is the second richest man in Asia<ref name="forbes1">{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/profile/mukesh-ambani/ |title=Forbes topic page on Mukesh Ambani |work=Forbes |accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref> and the [[Forbes list of billionaires|19th richest person in the world]] with a personal wealth of $21&nbsp;billion. In 2007, a strong rally in the Indian stock market and the appreciation of the Indian rupee boosted the market capitalisation of Reliance group companies, briefly making him the world’s richest man.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Corporate_Trends/Mukesh_Ambani_worlds_richest_now/articleshow/2500036.cms |title=Mukesh Ambani Becomes World’s Richest Man|publisher=Economic Times|accessdate=5 April 2010|date=30 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/10/29/mukesh-ambani-billion-dollar-decisions-from-a-billion-dollar-ho/ |title=World's richest is Mukesh Ambani: Billion-dollar decisions from a billion-dollar home|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockmarketsview.com/mukesh-ambani-becomes-worlds-richest-man/22/ |title=Mukesh Ambani Becomes World’s Richest Man|accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref>
In 2010, he was named among the most powerful people in the world by [[Forbes]] in its list of "68 people who matter most"<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article868374.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Sonia Gandhi, Tata in Forbes' most powerful people list | date=4 November 2010}}</ref> As of 2012, he is India's richest man<ref>[http://wikinewstime.com/3873/mukesh-ambani-tops-forbess-richest-indian-list/ Mukesh Ambani Tops Forbes's Richest Indian List 2012]</ref>, second richest man in Asia<ref name="forbes1">{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/profile/mukesh-ambani/ |title=Forbes topic page on Mukesh Ambani |work=Forbes |accessdate=5 April 2010}}</ref> and the [[Forbes list of billionaires|19th richest person in the world]] with a personal wealth of $21&nbsp;billion. He has retained his position as the world's richest Indian for the fifth year in a row.<ref>[http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mukesh-ambani-richest-indian-with-wealth-of-21-billion-forbes/302081-7.html Mukesh Ambani richest Indian with wealth of $21 billion: Forbes]</ref>


He is a member of the board of directors of [[Bank of America Corporation]] and a present member of the international advisory board of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]].
He is a member of the board of directors of [[Bank of America Corporation]] and a present member of the international advisory board of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]].

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Mukesh Ambani
मुकेश अंबानी
Chairman & MD of Reliance Industries
Born (1957-04-19) 19 April 1957 (age 67)
Aden, Yemen[1]
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Bombay
Stanford University (dropped out)
Occupation(s)Chairman & MD of Reliance Industries
Director of Bank of America
SpouseNita Ambani
ChildrenAkash, Anant, Isha[2]
Parent(s)Dhirubhai Ambani
Kokilaben Ambani
RelativesAnil Ambani (Brother)
WebsiteMukesh Ambani

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born on 19 April 1957) is an Indian business magnate who is the chairman and CEO of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the foremost company of the Indian energy and materials conglomerate Reliance Group.[4] The company was ranked #99th in Fortune Global 500 and is India's most valuable company by market value and second-largest Indian company by turnover.[5][6] Ambani remains the largest individual shareholder, with 44.7 percent stake in RIL.[7]

In 2010, he was named among the most powerful people in the world by Forbes in its list of "68 people who matter most"[8] As of 2012, he is India's richest man[9], second richest man in Asia[10] and the 19th richest person in the world with a personal wealth of $21 billion. He has retained his position as the world's richest Indian for the fifth year in a row.[11]

He is a member of the board of directors of Bank of America Corporation and a present member of the international advisory board of the Council on Foreign Relations.

In 2012, Forbes named Mukesh Ambani the richest sports owner [12] in the world. According to the list of richest sports owners, he is richer than owners of Chelsea and AC Milan. Ambani's company Reliance Industries owns the Indian Premier League domestic cricket club Mumbai Indians.[13]

Early life

Mukesh Ambani was born on 19 April 1957 to Dhirubhai Ambani and Kokilaben Ambani in a Gujarati family. He has a brother, Anil, and two sisters – Dipti Salgaoncar & Nina Kothari.

The Ambani family lived in a two bedroom apartment in Bhuleshwar, Mumbai until the 1970s.[14] Dhirubhai Ambani then purchased a 14-floor apartment block called 'Sea Wind' in Colaba, where, until recently, Mukesh and Anil each lived with their families on different floors.[15]

Mukesh Ambani attended the Hill Grange High School on Peddar Road, Mumbai, along with his brother Anil Ambani and where Anand Jain, his close associate, was his classmate.[16] He completed his graduation with a bachelor`s degree in chemical engineering from the UDCT, now Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. He stood sixth in the University exams.[17] Mukesh later enrolled for an MBA from Stanford University but completed only one year of the two year program and dropped out in the year 1980.[18] Indira Gandhi administration threw open the doors of PFY (polyester filament yarn) manufacturing to the private sector in early 1980. Dhirubhai Ambani had applied for a license to set up PFY manufacturing plant. In spite of stiff competition from Tatas, Birlas and 43 others, Dhirubhai was awarded the licence.[19] To help him build the PFY plant, Dhirubhai pulled his eldest son Mukesh out of Stanford where he was studying for his MBA. Mukesh Ambani, then dropped out to help his father and initiated Reliance`s backward integration from textiles into polyester fibres and further into petrochemicals, beginning in 1981.[20]

In 2010, Mukesh Ambani was given a 'Degree of Doctor of Science Honoris Causa' by M.S University, Baroda, Gujarat[21]

Business career

Mukesh Ambani joined Reliance Industries in 1981.[22] He initiated Reliance's backward integration journey from textiles into polyester fibres and further into petrochemicals, petroleum refining and going up-stream into oil and gas exploration and production.[23]

Ambani set up one Reliance Infocomm Limited (now Reliance Communications Limited), which was focused on information and communications technology initiatives.[24]

Ambani directed and led the creation of the world’s largest grassroots petroleum refinery at Jamnagar, India, which had the capacity to produce 660,000 barrels per day (33 million tonnes per year) in 2010, integrated with petrochemicals, power generation, port and related infrastructure.[25]

Board memberships

PresidentPandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Awards and honors

Year of Award or Honor Name of Award or Honor Awarding Organization
2010 Global Vision Award at The Awards Dinner[27] Asia Society
2010 Business Leader of the Year[28] NDTV India
2010 Businessman of the Year[29] Financial Chronicle
2010 School of Engineering and Applied Science Dean's Medal[30] University of Pennsylvania.
2010 Global Leadership Award[31] Business Council for International Understanding[32]

Personal life

He is married to Nita Ambani and has three children.[34] They live in a private 27-story building in Mumbai named Antilia.[35] The value of the home is US$1 billion and it is claimed to be the most expensive home in history.[36] Even as RIL's total outgo towards remuneration to its all top management personnel, as also the sitting fees and commissions for its non-executive directors, increased during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012,Mukesh Ambani decided to forgo nearly Rs 24 crore from his annual pay last fiscal as chief of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), keeping his salary capped at Rs 15 crore for the fourth year in a row.[37] Billionaire Mukesh Ambani earns an annual salary of 150 million rupee (Rs 15 crore), which has remained unchanged since the fiscal year 2008–09.[38]

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  5. ^ "FORTUNE Global 500 2011: Countries". CNN. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
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  8. ^ "Sonia Gandhi, Tata in Forbes' most powerful people list". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 4 November 2010.
  9. ^ Mukesh Ambani Tops Forbes's Richest Indian List 2012
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  11. ^ Mukesh Ambani richest Indian with wealth of $21 billion: Forbes
  12. ^ Van Riper, Tom. Forbes http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eddf45gffi/mukesh-ambani/#gallerycontent. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ Mumbai Indians owner Mukesh Ambani among richest sport owners. Cricic.com (2010-01-20). Retrieved on 2012-07-09.
  14. ^ "Reliance didn't grow on permit raj: Anil Ambani". rediff.com. 11 May 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  15. ^ Yardley, Jim (28 October 2010). "Soaring Above India's Poverty, a 27-Story Home". The New York Times.
  16. ^ Jain's association with the Ambanis dates back to the time when he went to Hill Grange School with Mukesh and Anil http://m.intoday.in/story/anand-jain-a-bone-of-contention-between-the-ambani-brothers/1/194368.html
  17. ^ "Mukesh Ambani on his childhood, youth". Mukesh Ambani on his childhood, youth – Rediff.com Business. Rediff.com. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  18. ^ "'Always invest in businesses of the future and in talent'". Rediff Business – Interview with Mukesh Ambani, 2007. Rediff.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
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  21. ^ "M.S. University Confers Degree Of Doctor Of Science Honoris Causa To Mukesh Ambani". Retrieved october15, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  22. ^ "Mukesh Ambani :: RIL :: Reliance Group of Industries". RIL. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  23. ^ "Remarks by Mukesh D. Ambani Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd., India". Global Business and Global Poverty Conference Stanford Graduate School of Business. Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  24. ^ "Reliance Infocomm Ushers a Digital Revolution In India". Press Release by Reliance Infocomm. Reliance Communications. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  25. ^ "Mukesh Ambani :: Reliance Group :: Reliance Petroleum Limited :: Reliance Industries". RIL. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  26. ^ "Mukesh Ambani – Executive Profile & Biography". Mukesh Ambani – Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg.
  27. ^ Mulgund, Shreyas. "Asia Society Awards Dinner Honors Mukesh Ambani, Jeffrey Immelt, and NY Philharmonic". Press Release on Asia Society. Asia Society. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  28. ^ Mulgund, Shreyas. "Winners of the NDTV Business Leadership Awards". Winners of the NDTV Business Leadership Awards. NDTV Convergence Limited. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  29. ^ Mulgund, Shreyas (30 December'2010). "FC Businessman of the Year: Mukesh Ambani". Financial Chronicle. Retrieved 21-September' 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  30. ^ "IMukesh Ambani awarded the Dean's Medal by University of Pennsylvania". Mukesh Ambani awarded the Dean's Medal by University of Pennsylvania. FORBES. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  31. ^ "BCIU Presents Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Awards to Mukesh D". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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  34. ^ "Nita Sikbani". Da-is.org. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  35. ^ Kwek, Glenda (15 October 2010). "India's richest man builds first $1-billion home, Antilia,". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  36. ^ Mark Magnier (24 October 2010). "Mumbai billionaire's home boasts 27 floors, ocean and slum views". The Los Angeles Times.
  37. ^ "Mukesh Ambani forgoes Rs 23.82 crore from his pay package - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
  38. ^ "Mukesh Ambani forgoes Rs 23.82 crore from his pay package". The Times Of India. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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