Mukesh Ambani, Asia's Richest Man
First Bank
Recently, local and international media have been filled with news and photos of the wedding of businessman Mukesh Ambani's son, who attracted many prominent figures from around the world, who is Mukesh Ambani? How has his career been towards success?
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, Asia's richest man, was born on 19 April 1957 in Aden, Yemen, the eldest son of his father who worked as an Aden worker, at the beginning of his life before starting to work with textile, and his father also had experience in the spice trade.
The life of Mukesh's family has improved over time, improving his father's financial situation, buying a 14-apartment residential tower and calling the tower the "Sea Wind".
Mukesh spent the secondary level of his studies at a school in the name of Hill Grand, where he met his partner Anand Jin, and at the undergraduate level studied at the University of Mumbai in the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology Department, and obtained a bachelor's degree, and was also able to earn sixth place in university exams.
He later joined Stanford University in the United States for an MBA, but left the program halfway to join the family business.
The work of Mukesh's father in the polyester yarn industry flourished after the Indian Government allowed it in the 1980s, and beginning in 1981 the plant's activity expanded to include petrochemical industries, petroleum refining, and then petroleum and gas exploration and production.
Mukesh's work on energy evolved until he successfully founded Reliance Infocom Met, now known as Reliance Communities.
In 2016, Mukesh launched Reliance Jio, a telecommunications company that revolutionized the Indian telecommunications market by providing low-cost, high-speed Internet services, making the Internet accessible to millions of people in India.
Thanks to his efforts and leadership, Mukesh Ambani became one of the richest people in the world, with a net worth of $117.5 billion, the richest person in Asia and ranked among the 10 richest people in the world on Forbes Billionaires Magazine's annual list in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
