Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani celebrates his 66th birthday today. The billionaire is India's richest man with a net worth of $80.9 billion as on April 19, 2023, as per Bloomberg Billionaires Index
It is little known that Mukesh Ambani was not born in India. The RIL chairman was born in the British Crown colony of Aden (present-day Yemen) into a Gujarati Hindu family to Dhirubhai Ambani and Kokilaben Ambani
Most people know about Mukesh Ambani's younger brother Anil Ambani. However, not many know that he has two sisters, Nina Bhadrashyam Kothari, and Dipti Dattaraj Salgaonkar
Mukesh Ambani lived only briefly in Yemen because his father Dhirubhai Ambani decided to move back to India in 1958 to start a trading business that focused on spices and textiles
Mukesh Ambani's family lived in a modest two-bedroom apartment in Bhuleshwar, Mumbai until the 1970s. The family's financial status slightly improved when they moved to India but Ambani still lived in a communal society, used public transportation, and never received an allowance
Mukesh Ambani attended the Hill Grange High School at Peddar Road, Mumbai. After his secondary schooling, he studied at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and then received a BE degree in chemical engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology
Mukesh Ambani enrolled for an MBA at Stanford University but withdrew in 1980 to help his father build Reliance. Under Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries, the conglomerate founded by his father, has become one of India’s most recognisable and valuable companies
Mukesh Ambani married Nita Ambani in 1985 and they have two sons, Akash and Anant, and a daughter, Isha, who is Akash's twin. Nita Ambani is a well-known philanthropist and the founder of Reliance Foundation
Mukesh Ambani's children are all involved in the family business. Last year during the RIL AGM, Mukesh Ambani while speaking on his succession plan for Reliance Industries Limited identified Akash Ambani and Isha Ambani for telecom and retail leadership, and his youngest son Anant Ambani for the new energy unit
Mukesh Ambani owns the 27-floor Antilia, which is counted among the world's most expensive private residential spaces. The 27-storey building in Mumbai has technically 60 floors. The bottom six floors of Antilia are reserved for parking luxury cars including Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, Rolls Royce Cullinan, BMW 760 Li, etc
Through Reliance, Mukesh Ambani owns the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians, and is the founder of the Indian Super League (ISL), a football league in India. He is one of the richest sports owners in the world