Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian business magnate who is the

chairman, managing director and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) about 35%
, a Fortune Global 500 company and India's second most valuable company by market value. He
resides at the Antilia Building, the world's most expensive property its value being close to 2 billion
dollars . He holds a 44.7% stake in the company. He is the elder son of the late Dhirubhai
Ambani and Kokilaben Ambani and the brother of Anil Ambani. RIL deals mainly in
refining, petrochemicals, and in the oil and gas sectors. Reliance RetailLtd., another subsidiary, is
the largest retailer in India.

In 2014, he was ranked 36 on Forbes list of the world's most powerful people [5] and in 2010, he was
included in Forbes's list of "68 people who matter most". As of 2013, he is India's richest man and
second richest man in Asia.[] Ambani retains his title as India's richest person for the ninth
consecutive year. Through Reliance, he also owns the Indian Premier League franchiseMumbai
Indians. In 2012, Forbes named him one of the richest sports owners in the world.

He has served on the board of directors of Bank of America Corporation and the international
advisory board of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was the chairman of the board of Indian
Institute of Management Bangalore, which is one of the leading business schools in India.

Early life

Mukesh Ambani was born on 19 April 1957 to Dhirubhai Ambani and Kokilaben Ambani. He
has a younger brother, Anil Ambani, and two sisters, Dipti Salgaoncar and Nina Kothari. The Ambani
family lived in a modest two-bedroom apartment in Bhuleshwar, Mumbaiuntil the 1970s. Dhirubhai
later purchased a 14-floor apartment block called 'Sea Wind' in Colaba, where, until recently,
Mukesh and Anil lived with their families on different floors.

He attended the Hill Grange High School at Peddar Road, Mumbai, along with his brother and
where Anand Jain, his close associate, was his classmate.[] He received his BE degree in Chemical
Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga. Mukesh later enrolled for
an MBA at Stanford University but discontinued the program to help his father build Reliance, which
at the time was still a small but fast growing enterprise.

Mukesh Ambani was born on 19 April 1957 to Dhirubhai Ambani and Kokilaben Ambani. He has a
younger brother, Anil Ambani, and two sisters, Dipti Salgaoncar and Nina Kothari. The Ambani family
lived in a modest two-bedroom apartment in Bhuleshwar, Mumbaiuntil the 1970s.[18] Dhirubhai later
purchased a 14-floor apartment block called 'Sea Wind' in Colaba, where, until recently, Mukesh and
Anil lived with their families on different floors.
He attended the Hill Grange High School at Peddar Road, Mumbai, along with his brother and
where Anand Jain, his close associate, was his classmate. He received his BE degree in Chemical
Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga.] Mukesh later enrolled for
an MBA at Stanford University but discontinued the program to help his father build Reliance, which
at the time was still a small but fast growing enterprise