Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman, managing director, and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Ltd., a Fortune Global 500 company and India's most valuable company by market value

 

Bio
Full Name	Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
Nickname	Muku
Profession	Businessman
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 169 cm in meters- 1.69 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 6½”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	19 April 1957
Age (as of 2020)	63 Years
Birthplace	Aden, Colony of Aden (now Yemen)
Zodiac sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, India
School	Hill Grange High School, Peddar Road, Mumbai, India
College	Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai, India Stanford University, California, USA
Educational Qualifications	BE degree in Chemical Engineering MBA from Stanford University (discontinued)
Family	Father- Dhirubhai Ambani (Indian Business Tycoon) Mother- Kokilaben Ambani Brother- Anil Ambani (Indian Businessman) Sisters- Nina Kothari (Industrialist), Deepti Salgaonkar
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Vaishya (Gujarati Modh Bania)
Hobbies	Reading, Hanging out with friends, Watching movies, Jungle adventure, Listening to old Hindi songs, swimming, doing long-walks
Controversies	• He is often criticized for manipulating bureaucrats. • In 2004, he was criticized for his feud with his younger brother, Anil Ambani, for control over Reliance Industries.
Favourite Things
Food	Idli Saambhar (South Indian Cuisine), Paanki (a Gujarati recipe), Dosa, Gujarati Cuisines, Roasted Groundnuts
Restaurant	Mysore Cafe, Matunga, Mumbai
Car	Maybach
Colour	White
Businessman	Dhirubhai Ambani and Anand Mahindra
Actors	Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Shah Rukh Khan
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	8 March 1985
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Nita Ambani
Children	Sons- Akash Ambani, Anant Ambani Daughter- Isha Ambani
Grandchildren	His son Akash Ambani and daughter-in-law Shloka Mehta welcomed their first child together, a son, on 10 December 2020.
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$49.2 billion (as in 2020) [1]
Cars Collection	Bentley Flying Spur, Rolls Royce Phantom, Mercedes Benz S Class, Maybach 62, BMW 760li
Jet Collection	Boeing Business Jet 2, Falcon 900EX, Airbus 319 Corporate Jet
House/Estate	27 story house Antilia worth $1 billion (approx.)

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mukesh Ambani

• Does Mukesh Ambani smoke?: No

• Does Mukesh Ambani drink alcohol?: No

• He was born in a lower-middle-class family to Kokilaben and Dhirubhai Ambani.

• He lived in a two-bedroom apartment along with his parents and siblings in a modest area in Mumbai.

• He loved hockey in his schooldays.

• Anand Jain, Adi Godrej, and Anand Mahindra were his schoolmates and are some of his best friends.

• At the age of 17 or 18, his father made him a Board Member.

• He is considered as a nervous public speaker.

• He discontinued his MBA from Stanford University in 1980 as his father called him to join him in establishing a PFY manufacturing plant.

• He established the world’s largest refinery on 14 July 1999 at Jamnagar in Gujarat.

   

  

  Jamnagar Refinery

• In 2005, Reliance was divided between Mukesh Ambani and his younger brother Anil Ambani after three years of the death of their father.

• He started a super-market chain- Reliance Fresh in 2006, and by 2014, it grew to more than 700 stores throughout India.

   

  

  A Reliance Fresh Outlet

• He loves to wear a white shirt and dark trousers with a tie on most of the occasions.

• He loves branded cars and has a huge collection of them. His favorite car is Maybach.

   

  

  Mukesh Ambani’s Maybach Car

• He has a collection of Private Jet planes and has gifted an Airbus to his wife on her 44th birthday.

• He owns world’s most expensive house- Antilia (27 story house in South Mumbai) worth $1 billion with 600 staffs.

   

  

  Mukesh Ambani’s house Antilia

• He is considered the richest Indian in the world.

• He owns a vanity van worth more than 25 Crores.

   

  

  Mukesh Ambani’s Vanity Van

• During an interview, he revealed that he never carries cash or credit cards as somebody always paid for him. He said, “Money has never meant much to me.. I abhor the labels and the titles that all of you refer to me.”

• On 22 April 2020, he became the richest person in Asia after a deal with Mark Zuckerberg‘s Facebook Inc. that bought about 10% of Jio platforms. With a net worth of $49.2 billion, he surpassed China’s Jack Ma as Asia’s richest person.