Anil Ambani

Name: Anil Ambani
Date of Birth: June 4, 1959
Birth Place: Mumbai, India
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Businessman
Mother Tongue: Gujarathi

* Father : Dhirubhai Hirachand Ambani
* Mother : Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani
* Brother: Mukesh Ambani
* Sisters: Dipti and Nina
* Wife: Tina Ambani
* Sister-in-law: Nita Ambani
* Sons: Jai Anmol and Jai Anshul.

* University of Bombay, Bachelor of Arts / Science
* University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, Master of Business Administration

Born: June 4, 1959
Achievement: Chairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group; Chosen as the ‘CEO of the Year 2004′ in the Platts Global Energy Awards and MTV Youth Icon of the Year’ in September 2003

Anil Ambani is one of the foremost entrepreneurs of Independent India. He is the Chairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. Earlier, before the split in the Reliance Group, Anil Ambani held the post of Vice Chairman and Managing Director in Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).

Born on June 4, 1959, Anil Ambani did his Bachelors in Science from the University of Bombay and Masters in Business Administration The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Anil Ambani joined Reliance in 1983 as Co-Chief Executive Officer. He pioneered India Inc’s forays into overseas capital markets with international public offerings of global depository receipts, convertibles and bonds. Starting from 1991, he led Reliance in its efforts to raise, around US$2 billion from overseas financial markets. In January 1997, the 100-year Yankee bond issue was launched under his stewardship.

After the split in Reliance Group, Anil Ambani founded Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. He is the Chairman of all listed Group companies, which include: Reliance Communications, Reliance Capital, Reliance Energy and Reliance Natural Resources Limited.

Anil Ambai was elected as an independent member Rajya Sabha MP in June 2004. But he resigned voluntarily on March 25, 2006.

Anil Ambani has won several awards and honours. Major among these include: ‘CEO of the Year 2004′ in the Platts Global Energy Awards, ‘MTV Youth Icon of the Year’ in September 2003, ‘The Entrepreneur of the Decade Award’ by the Bombay Management Association, and ‘Businessman of the Year Award’ by leading Business Magazine, Business India in 1997.

* Voted ‘the Businessman of the Year’ in a poll conducted by The Times of India December 2006

* Voted the ‘Best role model’ among business leaders in the bi-annual Mood of the Nation poll conducted by India Today magazine, August 2006

* Conferred ‘the CEO of the Year 2004’ in the Platts Global Energy Awards

* MTV Youth Icon of the Year in 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

*Selected by Asia week 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

Asset
His biggest asset is his 65% stake in telecom venture Reliance Communications

* Yellow Lambourghini
* White Lexus
* Land Rover

Reliance Infocomm Limited,
I Block, 2nd Floor,
Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City,
Navi Mumbai – 400710, India