Elder inheritor of legacy of the dreamer father

Mukesh Ambani was born in Aden (Yemen) on April 19, 1957. The father Dhirubhai had gone their to seek gainful employment after discontinuing his education back home in India. He was very conscious about the education of his son. He understood the importance of education and its usefulness by his own experience. Mukesh graduated in Chemical Engineering from Mumbai University. After that he was sent to USA where he earned MBA degree from Stenford University.

  • Main Achievements : Mukesh accomplished the task of changing over the traditional textile industry to the polyester. Shift to the petrochemicals was also his effort in India. Reliance put heavy emphasis on the production of petro-chemicals. Like father the son could also read the future of business.
  • Marriage : Mukesh Ambani married a local, educated, Gujarati Mumbaikar girl, Neeta. They made a pretty pair. The couple has sons Akash and Anant besides a daughter named Isha.
  • Friends : The introvert and laconic Mukesh has few friends. But Ravi Seth, the owner of Great Indian Shipping Company can be rated his best or one the closest friends.
  • Chairmanship : Reliance Industries, Reliance Infocom, IPCL.
  • Directorship : Reliance Europe Ltd.
  • Activities : Concentrated attention on Reliance Group’s petrochemical projects and mobile phone service. Involvement in Reliance Group supported ‘Life Science’ research works.
  • Close Associates : Nikhil and Hetal Meswanis (The sons of his paternal aunt), Anand Jain, the chief of Reliance Capital and Kamal Nanavati, chief of Reliance Infocom.
  • Honours : United Business Council Leadership Award given in Washington for Global Vision-2007.
  • First Indian Worth Rs. Four Lac Crores : In January, 2008 Mukesh reached a big milestone of Indian business world. The great upsurge in share values of Reliance Group industries catapulted the worth of Mukesh nearly Ambani brothers beyond Rs. 4 lac crores. Anil Ambani is at second place being worth 90,000 crores. But the figure keep changing fast with upward move. According to latest calculations on international wealthiest chart Mukesh Ambani is worth $52 billion in world’s top bracket. Anil is close behind with $ 49 billion. The bull run on shares of Reliance Industries, Reliance Petrolium, IPCL and Reliance Industrial Infrastructure were responsible for the figures.
    Market capitalisation of top-10 Blue Chip Companies in India:
    Names Market share on 18 Jan, 2008
    Reliance Industries 390112.58
    ONGC 258685.94
    NTPC 197520.10
    DLF 171463.55
    Bharti Airtel 165851.94
    NMDC 164866.11
    MMTC 151832.00
    Reliance Comm. 144795.90
    ICICI 138561.39
    S.B.I. 124643.36

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