Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani
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At a Glance
  • Age
    57
  • Earnings
    $ 23.6 Billion
  • Source of earnings
    Oil & Gas
  • Marital Status
    Married
  • Children
    3
  • Residence
    Mumbai

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Profile

India's richest person has added $2.6 billion to his wealth, even as his $55 billion (market cap) Reliance Industries, which owns the prized KG-D6 offshore oilfield, is battling the central government's decision to review an increase in gas prices approved by the previous regime. Telecom arm Reliance Jio Infocomm bought additional telecom spectrum for $1.8 billion in a February auction, and is due to roll out 4G services using younger brother Anil's fibre optic network. In May, Reliance paid $655 million for media outfit Network18, which owns, among much else, television channels CNBC-TV18 and CNN-IBN, and publishes Forbes India.
Fast Fact: While son Akash works in telecom arm, Mukesh's wife Nita joined Reliance's board in June, becoming its first ever woman director.


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