• Two apex court judges quit hearing Reliance lawsuits

  Hindustan Times - Found Nov. 4, 2009 ... yesterday that my daughter is associated with a solicitors firm (AZB, Bangalore) which is advising the Mukesh Ambani group.? Right at the... Judge withdraws from India's Ambani court battle - AFP via Yahoo! Ambani case: Judge wants to quit - India Today Ambani Case: Judge drops out, six days lost - NDTV Ambani case stalled for a day over conflict of - Yahoo! India Explore All

• 2 SC judges withdraw from Ambani cases

  Times of India - Found Nov. 4, 2009 ... months, another Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju today withdrew from a dispute between Mukesh Ambani group firm Reliance Industries... 2 SC judges withdraw from Ambani cases in one day - Times of India Explore All

• Mukesh Ambani sets 'example' by taking hefty salary cut

  Individual.com - Found Nov. 3, 2009 Aiming to set a "personal example" of moderation in executive salaries, Reliance Industries Thursday said its chief Mukesh Ambani has decided to

• India's Reliance Ind falls; Reliance Natural jumps

  Interactive Investor International - Found Nov. 3, 2009 ... the terms of a deal for Reliance Industries, controlled by Mukesh Ambani, to sell gas to Reliance Natural, run by Ambani's estranged younger... India's Reliance Ind falls; Reliance Natural jumps - Reuters UK Can't supply gas to RNRL at below Govt-approved price: RIL - Individual.com Can't supply gas to RNRL at below Govt-approved price: RIL - Individual.com India's Reliance Ind falls; Reliance Natural jumps - Reuters India Explore All

• Mukesh Ambani now drills education sector for fresh biz finds

  Economictimes - Found Nov. 1, 2009 MUMBAI: On November 17, when chairman Mukesh Ambani addresses Reliance Industries? annual general meeting, he is likely to announce the group?s

• WRAPUP 1-Margin fall, gas row cloud Reliance Ind outlook

  Interactive Investor International - Found Oct. 29, 2009 Reliance Industries, controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is embroiled in a high-profile legal battle over a deal to sell gas to Reliance Natural ... UPDATE 1-India's Reliance Industries Q2 meets forecasts - Interactive Investor International Reliance Indus Lawyer: D6 Gas To Last 9-10 Years At 80 MMSCMD - Morningstar.com WRAPUP 1-Margin fall, gas row cloud Reliance Ind outlook - Reuters UK High gas price only profits Reliance Industries: Court - Yahoo! India Explore All

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• RPT-WRAPUP 1-Margin fall, gas row cloud Reliance Ind outlook

  Interactive Investor International - Found Oct. 29, 2009 Reliance Industries, controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is embroiled in a high-profile legal battle over a deal to sell gas to Reliance Natural ... RPT-WRAPUP 1-Margin fall, gas row cloud Reliance Ind outlook - Reuters Reliance Industries Q2 net down - Reuters India RPT-WRAPUP 1-Margin fall, gas row cloud Reliance Ind outlook - Reuters India RPT-WRAPUP 1-Margin fall, gas row cloud Reliance Ind outlook - Forbes.com Explore All

• India's Reliance Q2 net down in line with forecasts

  Interactive Investor International - Found Oct. 29, 2009 Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries and Reliance Natural Resources, led by younger brother Anil Ambani, are embroiled in... Reliance Industries profit down 6.4 pct - San Jose Mercury News India's Reliance Industries Q2 profit dips 6.55 pct - AFP via Yahoo! UPDATE 1-India's Reliance Industries Q2 meets forecasts - Reuters UK Reliance Q2 net down in line with forecasts - Livemint.com Explore All

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• 'Higher RIL gas price won't hit NTPC'

  Times of India - Found Oct. 28, 2009 NEW DELHI: Generation utility NTPC Ltd will not lose money if it were to buy gas at prices higher than what Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd Gas row: GSMA suitable solution: RIL tells SC - Times of India Post-contractual agreements suitable solution: RIL - Economictimes Gas row: 'GSMA suitable solution' - India Today Explore All

• Khursheed happy with Mukesh Ambani's pay cut

  NewKerala.com - Found Oct. 19, 2009 New Delhi, Oct 17 : Union corporate affairs minister Salman Khursheed has welcomed Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) chief Mukesh Ambani's move of

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
Mukesh Ambani
Born	April 19, 1957 (1957-04-19) (age 52) Colony of Aden, Aden Protectorate1
Residence	Mumbai, India
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Gujarati Baniya
Education	University of Mumbai (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering) Stanford University-Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA - drop-out)
Occupation	Chairman, Managing Director of Reliance Industries
Net worth	▼ US$20.8 billion (2009)2
Religious beliefs	Hindu
Spouse(s)	Nita Ambani
Children	Isha, Anant and Akash 3

Mukesh Ambani (born on April 19, 1957 in Aden,Yemen) is a Indian engineer and businessman⁴. He is the chairman, managing director and the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries, India's largest private sector enterprise and a Fortune 500 company, which he got funded by purchasing large standby letters of credit, which were monetized by several swiss banks which afforded him guaranteed loans for the purchase ⁵. His personal stake in Reliance Industries is 48%.⁶ His wealth is valued at Rs. 196000 crores(INR) (according to Forbes), making him the wealthiest Indian in the world, the wealthiest man in Asia and the world's 7th wealthiest person.⁷

Mukesh and his younger brother Anil are sons of the late founder of Reliance Industries, Dhirubhai Ambani. Mukesh also owns the Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians.

Achievements

Ambani (right) with Ratan Naval Tata and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

• Chosen the businessman of the year 2007 by a public poll in India conducted by NDTV
• Conferred the United States-India Business Council (USIBC) leadership award for "Global Vision" 2007 in Washington.
• Ranked 42nd among the World's Most Respected Business Leaders and second among the four Indian CEOs featured in a survey conducted by Pricewaterhouse Coopers and published in Financial Times, London, November 2004.

• Conferred the World Communication Award for the Most Influential Person in Telecommunications in 2004 by Total Telecom, October, 2004.

• Chosen Telecom Man of the Year 2004 by Voice and Data magazine, September 2004.

• Ranked 13th in Asia's Power 25 list of The Most Powerful

• Recorded as the first Trillionaire in India, June 2007.

• Awarded the "Chitralekha Person of the Year Award -- 2007" by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

• Former Chairman of IIM-B

• Honorary Fellow of IChemE (the Institution of Chemical Engineers)

Personal life

Mukesh likes to visit Kruger National Park in South Africa.⁸ The latest item in his portfolio is cricket. He owns the Mumbai Indians team. His bid of $111.9 million dollars pipped Vijay Mallya's chances of owning the team. Vijay Mallya's bid was of 111.6 million dollars. He is married to Nita Ambani ⁹

See also

• Antilia (building)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mukesh Ambani

• A Biography of Mukesh Ambani
• Mukesh Ambani - Information at Reliance Petroleum website.
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• Official Website of UICT:The Institute from where Mr.Mukesh Ambani earned his bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering
• [2]USIBC Award for Mr. Mukesh Ambani
• Mukesh Ambani is Economic Times Biz Leader of the Year
• Mukesh Ambani information at Reliance Industries website.
• Nita Ambani wife of Sh. Mukesh Ambani.
• legory:Reliance India's 40 Richest
• New York Times: Indian to the Core, and an Oligarch