Chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited Mukesh Ambani, who ranked 19th on Forbes' list of billionaires in 2012, is the richest Indian with an estimated $22.3 billion net worth.
Mukesh, who holds an MBA from Stanford University, joined Reliance in 1981 which his father Dhirubhai Ambani founded.
Reliance is India's largest private sector enterprise and is listed in Fortune Global 500. It is country's most valuable company by market value and second-largest Indian company by turnover.
Mukesh is married to Nita Ambani, a well-known philanthropist, and the duo has three children, Akash, Anant and Isha.
Chairman Of Reliance Industries
Fortune Worth: $22.3 Billion
Age: 54
Global Rank: 19ReutersDhirubhai H Ambani, the founder Chairman of Reliance Group, was born Dec. 28, 1932 at Chorwad, Gujarat. His company Reliance Industries is now a petrochemicals, communications, power, and textiles conglomerate and one of the 3 privately owned Indian companies in the Fortune 500.
From a humble beginning, Dhirubhai went on to create an equity cult in the Indian capital market he within a span of just 25 years. His life journey is the true reminiscent of the rags to riches story.
ReutersKokilaben Ambani (Mother)ReutersNita Ambani, born on 1st Nov, 1963, is the Founder-Chairperson of the Dhirubhai Ambani International School. Her father was a senior executive in Birla. Nita has always had a keen interest in Indian classical dance and wanted to pursue a career in dance. Nita is also the Co-Owner of the Mumbai Indians cricket team and is actively involved in a social initiative taken up by Reliance Industries (RIL) and National Association for the Blind.ReutersAnil Ambani, the chairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, also heads Reliance Communications, Reliance Capital, Reliance Infrastructure and Reliance Natural Resources Limited. The young and dynamic Anil has already been chosen as the 'CEO of the Year 2004' in the Platts Global Energy Awards. He is also the winner of MTV Youth Icon of the Year' in September 2003. In 2006, he was voted ‘Businessman of the Year’ by the Times of India newspaper.
Anil joined Reliance in 1983 as Co-Chief Executive Officer. Starting from 1991, he led Reliance in its efforts to raise around US$2 billion from overseas financial markets. After the split in Reliance Group, Anil founded the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.
Anil’s Reliance communications is one of the largest telecommunications companies in India and Anil has around 66% stake in Reliance communications.
Anil was elected as an independent member of the Rajya Sabha in June 2004 and he resigned voluntarily on March 25, 2006.
He is known to be a vegetarian and a marathon runner.
ReutersTina started her career as a popular film actor. But she gave up her successful Bollywood career to marry Anil Ambani. She plays a pivotal role from managing certain aspects of the business and is involved in philanthropic work and promoting the arts.ReutersAntilia, named after the mythical island in the Atlantic, is a twenty-seven floor personal home of Mukesh Ambani. The Rs 4000 crore and almost 173 meters tall house is situated in South Mumbai. Known as the "Taj Mahal of 21st century India,” the house is looked after by 600 full-time staff making it the most expensive home in the world.
Antilia, whose another name is The Towers in the Heart of Mumbai, has about 400, 000 square feet of floor space, Artistic Residential and Guest accommodation, Maintenance levels, a Ball-room (with wall to wall crystal chandeliers), Private theatre Pool , Gyms, 7 stories of Parking levels, a Garden level, a Swimming pool, and Ice room with snow flurries. It even includes the Lobby, the Dining Room, Exotic Bathrooms, the Study, Jacuzzi, Dance & Yoga Halls and Terrace with Personal Helipad.
Ever since the construction started, the Mukesh Ambani house has been shrouded with various controversies.
In 2002, Mukesh purchased the property. And, in 2007 the Maharashtra government announced the property illegal. After mitigating that issue, in June 2011, the Union government asked the Maharashtra government to consider referring the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The Indian Navy too has shown its objection in regards to the three helipads, while the Environment Ministry said the helipads violate local noise laws.
Astonishingly, Mukesh and his family have still not moved in their palatial house and the reason could be the house’s non-conformity to the ancient Indian architectural doctrine known as Vastu Shastra.
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