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Encyclopedia > Anil Ambani
Anil Ambani

Born June 4, 1959 (1959-06-04) (age 48)
Flag of India Mumbai, India
Residence Mumbai, India
Occupation Chairman, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
Net worth $18.2 billion USD, [1]
Spouse Tina Munim

Anil Ambani (born June 4, 1959) is an Indian businessman. As of March 2007, he has a net-worth of US$ 18.2 billion, making him the 18th richest person in the world. His was the world's fastest-growing multi-billion-dollar fortune in percentage terms as his wealth tripled in 1 year. [2] Ambani is chairman of Reliance Capital, Reliance Communications and Chairman & Managing Director, Reliance Energy, and was formerly Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited. His personal stake in Reliance Communications is 66%.[1]. Reliance group is India's largest business house, founded by Anil's late father Dhirubhai Ambani (1938-2002). His mother is Kokilaben Ambani. He is married to Tina Ambani(Munim) who was a well known Indian Actress in early 80's, and blessed with two sons: Jai Anmol and Jai Anshul. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 599 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1014 × 1015 pixel, file size: 86 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Anil Ambani This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... A chairperson is the political correct term for the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Reliance Communications (formerly Reliance Infocomm), along with Reliance Telecom and Flag Telecom, is part of Reliance Communications Ventures (RCoVL). ... Image File history File links Green_Arrow_Up. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Tina Munim in Bewafai (1985) Tina Munim was a successful Bollywood star of late seventies and early eighties. ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Reliance Capital Limited is one of Indias leading private sector non-banking financial services companies. ... Reliance Communications (formerly Reliance Infocomm), along with Reliance Telecom and Flag Telecom, is part of Reliance Communications Ventures (RCoVL). ... Reliance Energy, formerly known as Bombay Suburban Electric Supply (BSES), is a company under the Reliance - Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group [1] banner, one of Indias largest conglomerates. ... Reliance Industries (NSE: RELIANCE) is Indias largest private sector company with a turnover of US $19. ... Dhirajlal Hirachanda Ambani (28 December 1932, - 6 July 2002), (lovingly called Dhirubhai Gujarati: ધીરૂભાઈ અંબાણી) was an Indian rags to riches, business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries with his cousin in Mumbai. ... Tina Munim had a successful Bollywood career during the late seventies and early eighties. ...


The total investors' wealth in the four Anil Ambani Group firms -- Reliance Communications (RCOM), Reliance Capital (RCL), Reliance Energy (REL) and Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) has reached 1,42,384 crore rupees, while total promoter holding is estimated at about Rs 87,000 crore. Anil's wealth comes mostly from his over 65 per cent stake in RCOM, which has a market cap of about Rs 1,03,000 crore. He also has over 50 per cent in RCL (market cap of Rs 24,000 crore), 35 per cent in REL (market cap of Rs 12,700 crore) and close to 54 per cent in RNRL, which has a market cap of about Rs 2,600 crore.[2].


Ambani holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Bombay and an MBA degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, he serves as a member of the Wharton Board of Overseers. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is a business school at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. The school was founded by Joseph Wharton, who also was one of the founders of Swarthmore College (founded in 1864), in 1881 as the first collegiate business school in the United States. ... The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn[3][4]) is a private, coeducational research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...


Ambani joined Reliance in 1983 as Co-Chief Executive Officer and is credited with having pioneered many financial innovations in the Indian capital markets. For example, he led India's first forays into overseas capital markets with international public offerings of global depositary receipts, convertibles and bonds. He directed Reliance in its efforts to raise, since 1991, around US$2 billion from overseas financial markets; with a 100-year Yankee bond issue in January 1997 being the high point. After which people regarded him as a Financial Wizard. He has steered the Reliance Group to its current status as India's leading textiles, petroleum, petrochemicals, power, and telecom company. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...


Anil was the member of Uttar Pradesh Development Council (This council has now been scrapped by Behen Mayawati) He is also the Chairman of Board of Governors of DA-IICT, Gandhinagar and a member of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is member of the Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is also a member of the Central Advisory Committee, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. In June 2004, Anil was elected as an Independent Member of the Rajya Sabha - Upper House, Parliament of India with the support of the Samajwadi Party. In March 2006, he resigned. Recently after his brother Mukesh Ambani he also has his name in the books of Trillionares.[citation needed] , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology is an educational institution situated in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. ... Gandhinagar   (Gujarati: ગાંધીનગર, Hindi: गाँधीनगर) is the capital of Gujarat State, India. ... Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are the premier educational institutions for science and technology spread all over India . ... , Kanpur   (Hindi: कानपुर, Urdu: کان پور, spelled as Cawnpore before 1948) is one of the most populous cities in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are the premier management schools of India, located in the cities of Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata, Kozhikode and Lucknow. ... , Ahmedabad (Gujarati: , Hindi: अहमदाबाद ) is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in India, with a population of almost 51 lakhs (5. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Dy. ... Samajwadi Party flag Samajwadi Party (Socialist Party) is a political party in India. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Anil has been linked with several starlets in his long career including his current wife of more than 15 years who married him after a torrid affair with Rajesh Khanna, the original super star of Bollywood. Recently, Anil was linked to Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. ...


His biggest prize from the filmdom though is considered to be his friendship with Megastar Amitabh Bacchan . His another achievement is considered to be the takeover of Adlabs, the movie production to distribution to multiplex company that owns Mumbai's only dome theatre.


He drives a Range Rover and is known to be a fast car person.

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Achievements and Recognition

  • Polled as India's most admired Chief Executive for 2004, for the sixth year in Succession, in the Business Barons (India's leading business magazine) - Taylor Nelson Sofres - Mode Survey; and ranked at the top in 3 out of 4 qualities: leadership, integrity and vision.
  • Ranked No.1 for the second consecutive year, in The Power List 2004 published by India Today, March 2004.
  • Named amongst 'The Power 50 - India's 50 most powerful decision-makers in Politics, Business & Finance', Business Barons, August 1999.
  • Selected by Asiaweek magazine for its list of 'Leaders of the Millennium in Business and Finance' and was introduced as the only 'new hero' in Business and Finance from India, June 1999.
  • Leading business magazine Business Barons included him in its list of 'India's 25 Most Influential Business and Financial Leaders', June 1998.
  • Member Board Of Governor of IIT Kanpur
  • Member of Wharton Advisory Board's Board of Overseers.
  • Member of the Executive Board of the Indian School of Business

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Awards

  • Voted Businessman of the Year 2006 by Times of India-TNS poll [3]
  • Adjudged as the CEO of the Year at the prestigious Platts Global Energy Awards for 2004.
  • Voted 'MTV Youth Icon of the Year', September 2003.
  • Conferred 'The Entrepreneur of the Decade Award' by the Bombay Management Association, October 2002.
  • Awarded the First Wharton Indian Alumni Award by the Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) in recognition of his contribution to the establishment of Reliance as a global leader in many of its business areas, December 2001
  • Conferred the 'Businessman of the Year 1997' award by India's leading business magazine Business India, December 1997

The Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF), established in 1996 at The Wharton School, is the leading and most prestigious student run business forum in the U.S. that is focused on India. ...

Trivia

  • Ambani is married to former Bollywood actress Tina Munim.
  • He has two sons who currently study at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai and not the family owned Dhirubhai Ambani International School.
  • Ambani once weighed 115kgs, but upon being ridiculed for his weight in a boardroom meeting, he lost weight and is now a self-proclaimed "fitness freak."
  • Anil's close friend circle includes Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and politician Amar Singh, among many other prominent Indian socialities, filmstars and businessmen.
  • In 2006, his group company NIS Sparta saw big movement of senior people joining Bharti.

Tina Munim in Bewafai (1985) Tina Munim was a successful Bollywood star of late seventies and early eighties. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Dhirubhai Ambani International School is an elite school in Mumbai built by the Reliance Industries Limited, named after the late patriach of the conglomerate, Dhirubhai Ambani. ... “Bachchan” redirects here. ... Amar Singh, born 26th January, 1956 in Aligarh, is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. ...

See also

Forbes magazine annually lists the worlds wealthiest individuals: The Worlds Billionaries. ...

References

  1. ^ Forbes Anil ambani (HTML). forbes. Retrieved on 2007-03-09. “Year 2007 .”
  2. ^ Mukesh Ambani becomes trillionaire, Anil close behind (HTML). HT. Retrieved on 2007-05-27. “Year 2007 .”

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External links

  • Reliance Adlabs in Kollywood
  • Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People
  • Anil Ambani's speech Video
  • Dhirubhai Ambani
  • Mukesh Ambani- Brother of Mr. Anil Ambani.
  • Reliance ADAG
  • Reliance India Call
  • Reliance Communications
  • Reliance Energy
  • Reliance Capital
  • Reliance World
  • Reliance Life Insurance
  • Reliance General Insurance
  • Reliance Mutual Fund
  • Reliance Portfolio Management
  • Reliance Natural Resources
  • Reliance Technology Ventures Ltd
  • Reliance Money
  • Reliance Health
  • Mumbai Metro
  • Adlabs Films
  • Adlabs Cinemas
  • BIG FM
  • Zapak
  • BigAdaa

 

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