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Mukesh Ambani |
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Birth Name |
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani |
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Nicknames |
Mukum, Muks |
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Date of Birth |
19th April 1957 |
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Zodiac sign |
Aries |
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Place of Birth |
Aden, Colony of Aden, India |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Religion |
Hinduism |
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Family |
Father Dhirubhai Ambani
Mother Kokilaben Ambani
Brother Anil Ambani
Sisters Dipti Salgaoncar, Neena Kothari
Sons Akash, Anant
Daughter Isha
Sister-in-law Tina Munim
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Education |
School - Abaay Morischa School, Mumbai.
College :
* Chemical Engineer from University Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, India.
* MBA from Stanford University, USA.
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Profession |
Chairman & Managing Director of Reliance Industries, Director of Bank of America |
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Known as |
Toughest and savvy businessmen of the modern era.
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Created |
World's largest grassroots petroleum refinery at Jamnagar, India |
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Positions Held |
* Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
* Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar.
* Reliance Retail Limited.
* Chairman of the Finance Committee and the Employees Stock Compensation Committee, RIL.
Co-Chairman of:
* India-Russia CEO Council.
* Japan-India Business Leader's Forum.
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Board Memberships |
Reliance Industries Limited:
* Chairman.
* Managing Director.
* Chairman of Finance Committee.
* Member of Employees Stock Compensation Committee.
* Chairman of the Board, Reliance Petroleum.
* Chairman and Chairman of Audit Committee, Reliance Retail Limited.
* Chairman, Reliance Exploration and Production DMCC.
Bank of America Corporation:
* Director.
* Member of Credit Committee.
* Member of Compensation & Benefits Committee.
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Ranks |
* 1st in the Worlds Richest Indian, Forbes List (2011).
* 42nd among the World's Most Respected Business Leaders, Price water house Coopers (2004).
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Owns |
Mumbai Indians Team of IPL |
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Stores Opened by him |
Reliance Fresh, Reliance Mart and Reliance Digital.
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Best friends in industry |
Anand Mahindra, Adi Godrej and Anand Jain
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Favorites |
Place - Mysore Cafι at Matunga, Mumbai.
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan
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Loves |
* Eating roasted groundnuts.
* Listening to old Hindi songs.
* Expensive British cars.
* Long walks.
* Watching movies.
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Believes |
The best celebrations are with family.
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Awards |
* Global Vision Award at Awards Dinner, Asia Society (2010).
* Business Leader of the Year, NDTV India (2010).
* Businessman of the Year, Financial Chronicle (2010).
* School of Engineering and Applied Science Dean's Medal, University of Pennsylvania (2010).
* Juran Quality Medal, Indian Merchant's Chamber (2009).
* 'Indian Corporate Citizen of the Year', India Leadership conclave (2009).
* United States-India Business Council Leadership Award, United States-India Business Council (2007).
* Chitralekha Person of the Year Award, Government of Gujarat (2007).
* 'Global Vision' Award for Leadership, US-India Business Council (USIBC) (2007).
* India Business Leadership Award, CNBC-TV18 (2007).
* NDTV-Profit 'Global Indian Leader Award' (2006).
* ET Business Leader of the Year (2006).
* World Communication Award for the 'Most Influential Person' in Telecommunications by Total Telecom (2004).
* 'Asia Society Leadership Award', Asia Society, Washington D.C., USA (2004).
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Facts |
* His father was the founder of Reliance Industries.
* He could not complete his MBA course as he had to come back to join the family business.
* He joined Reliance Industries in 1981.
* He initiated Reliance's backward integration journey from textiles into polyester fibres and further into petrochemicals.
* He created diverse technologies which raised Reliance's petrochemicals manufacturing capacities.
* He was the in charge of his father's dream project 'Reliance Infocomm'.
* He is a vegetarian.
* He is a very late riser.
* He is an ardent reader of management books.
* He lives in a private 27-storey building in Mumbai named 'Antilia'.
* He has either his Father's photo or the family photo with his parents and siblings in every room of his house.
* He never leaves home without praying.
* Has never celebrated a birthday except his 50th one at the Jamnagar plant with his employees.
* He gifted his wife Nita Ambani a $60 million Airbus Plane on her 44th birthday.
* He spends Sundays with his mother and children.
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