MR.MUKESH AMBANI

• Mukesh Ambani
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• Mukesh Ambani मुकेश अंबानी
  Mukesh Ambani
  Born	19 April 1957 (age 53) Aden, Colony of Aden (nowYemen)[1]
  Residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra
  Nationality	Indian
  Alma mater	University of Bombay Stanford University (Dropout)
  Occupation	Chairman & MD of Reliance Industries
  Net worth	US$27 billion (2011)[2]
  Religion	Hindu
  Spouse	Nita Ambani
  Children	Akash, Anant, Isha[3]
  Relatives	Anil Ambani (Brother)

• Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born on 19 April 1957) is an Indian business magnate is the current chairman and managing director 
• ofReliance Industries,^[4] the largest private sector enterprise in India, a Fortune 500 company,^[5] and one of the largest private 
• sectorconglomerates in the world. His personal stake in Reliance Industries is 48%.^[6]
• In 2010, he was named among the most powerful people in the world by Forbes in its list of "68 people who matter most"^[7] As of 2011,
•  he is the second richest man in Asia^[8] and the ninth richest man in the world with a personal wealth of US$27 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.^[9][10][11] According to Forbes Magazine forecasts, he is expected to regain the title of
•  the richest man in the world in 2014.^[12][13]
• He is a member of the board of director of Bank of America Corporation and a present member of the international advisory
•  board ofCouncil on Foreign Relations.^[14][15][16]
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• Mukesh Ambani is the eldest son of Dhirubhai Ambani, the late founder of Reliance Industries.^[17] He has a brother, Anil, and two sisters.
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• Early life and education
• The Ambani family lived in a two bedroom apartment in Bhuleshwar, Mumbai until the 1970s.^[18]
•  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.^[19]
• Anil Ambani is also a billionaire and owns a competing company, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. 
• The two brothers have had clashes over business.
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• He joined Reliance Industries in 1981.^[20] He initiated Reliance's backward integration journey from textilesCareer
•  into polyester fibres and further into petrochemicals, petroleum refining and going up-stream into oil and gas exploration and production.
• Ambani set up one of the largest and most complex information and communications technology initiatives in the
•  world in the form of Reliance Infocomm Limited (now Reliance Communications Limited).
• Ambani directed and led the creation of the world’s largest grassroots petroleum refinery at Jamnagar, India, with a current capacity of 660,000 
• barrels per day (33 million tonnes per year) integrated with petrochemicals, power generation, port and related infrastructure.^[21]
• Awards and Honours

• Year of Award or Honor	Name of Award or Honor	Awarding Organization
  2010	School of Engineering and Applied Science Dean's Medal	University of Pennsylvania.
  2007	United States-India Business Council Leadership Award	United States-India Business Council.
  2007	Chitralekha Person of the Year Award	Government of Gujarat.
  2004	World Communication Award	Total Telecom.

• London, November 2004: He was 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.
• September 2004: He was Chosen Telecom Man of the Year 2004 by Voice and Data magazine.
• He is ranked 13th in Asia's Power 25 list of The Most Powerful
• H is a former Chairman of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore(IIM-B).
• He is a Honorary Fellow of IChemE (the Institution of Chemical Engineers)
• Personal life
• He is married to Nita Ambani and has three children, Akash, Anant and Isha.^[22] He owns the Indian Premier League team,
•  the Mumbai Indians.
• They live in a private 27 story building in Mumbai named Antilia.^[23] It is estimated to be valued at over US$1 Billion to build. 
• It is claimed to be the most expensive home in history.^[24]