The eldest child of Dhirubhai and Kokilaben Ambani, Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, was born on April 19, 1957, in Aden, Yemen, where his father had a petrol station.
Mukesh, a chemical engineering graduate of the University of Mumbai, is currently the owner of one of the largest hydrocarbon companies in the nation and the head of one of the biggest conglomerates with holdings in the energy, telecom, retail, and now green hydrogen industries.
Education and Employment
He joined Reliance in 1981, he contributed to the company’s portfolio expansion by bringing in the production of polyester yarn and communications infrastructure oil, telecom and green hydrogen.
Early in the 2000s, Mukesh’s Reliance Industries broke with his younger brother Anil, and the company afterwards dabbled in consumer goods and telecom.
India now has the cheapest 4G internet rates in the world according to Jio’s telecom division.
Apart from the JioMart food delivery service, the company’s fast-moving consumer goods and fashion retail operations are housed by Reliance Retail Ventures, the group’s retail business holding company.
Apart from business he is a family man. In 1985, Mukesh and Nita were wed.The pair has
Akash and Isha, the twins, and Anant, their youngest son..
In addition, they are the grandparents of Prithvi, the son of Akash and Shloka, as well as Krishna and Aadiya, the daughters of Isha and Anand Piramal.
Anant is anticipated to lead the green hydrogen industry in Jamnagar, while Akash, Isha, and they will oversee the group’s Jio and Consumer operations.
Net value
In accordance with the Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Lists, Mukesh Ambani is the wealthiest Asian. He is thought to be worth around $84 billion. He is the chairman of the $104 billion company Reliance Industries. The group’s market capitalization on the BSE Sensex was above Rs 15.83 trillion as of April 18.
Awards
On Time magazine’s list of the 100 most powerful persons in the world, Mukesh Ambani appeared twice.In 2010 and 2013, NDTV recognised him as the Business Leader of the Year and one of the 25 Greatest Global Living Legends. He was recognised by Fortune magazine as one of the 50 Greatest Leaders.He received an honorary doctorate from IIT Roorkee.