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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|6|4|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] |
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] |
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| nationality = Indian |
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| occupation = Chairman of [[Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group]] |
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| networth = {{loss}} [[United States dollar|$]]5.2 billion (2012) |
| networth = {{loss}} [[United States dollar|$]]5.2 billion (2012) |
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| residence = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| residence = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| alma_mater = [[Warwick Business School]]<br />[[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania|The Wharton School]] |
| alma_mater = [[Warwick Business School]]<br />[[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania|The Wharton School]] |
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| brother = [[Mukesh Ambani]] |
| brother = [[Mukesh Ambani]] |
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| spouse = [[Tina Ambani]] |
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| children = 2 |
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| children = 2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20050221/power9.html |title=India Today 2005 Power List |publisher=Indiatoday.com |date=2005-02-21 |accessdate=2010-12-31}}</ref> |
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|religion = [[Hinduism]] |
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|relations = [[Mukesh Ambani]] (Brother) |
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'''Anil Dhirubhai Ambani''' ({{lang-gu|અનીલ ધીરજલાલ (ધીરૂભાઈ) અંબાણી}}), born on 4 June 1959, is an Indian businessman. He is the chairman of [[Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group]], one of the largest private [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]]s in India. Anil's elder brother [[Mukesh Ambani]], who heads as the chairman of [[Reliance Industries]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/wealth/billionaires#p_1_s_arank_-1__66 | work=Forbes}}</ref> The Ambani family is the richest family in India and one of the richest in the world, their wealth inherited from [[Dhirubhai Ambani]], founder of largest Indian conglomerate Reliance Group.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnngo.com/mumbai/shop/ambani-sons-available-india-now-sold-out-383418| first=R Shah |last=Gayatri| title= Ambani & Sons': The story of India's richest family|work=CNNGO|date=22 October 2010}}</ref> He is a member of the Board of Overseers at the [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]]. He is also the member of the Board of Governors of the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]]; [[Indian Institute of Management]], [[Ahmedabad]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} He is a member of the Central Advisory Committee, [[Central Electricity Regulatory Commission]]. In March 2006, he resigned. He is also the Chairman of Board of Governors of [[DA-IICT]], [[Gandhinagar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daiict.ac.in/daiict/institute/management.html|title=Management|work=Daiict.ac.in|publisher=Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology|accessdate=11 October 2011}}</ref> |
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Anil Ambani joined [[Reliance Industries]], the company founded by his late father [[Dhirubhai Ambani]], in 1983 as Co-Chief Executive Officer and is credited with having pioneered many financial innovations in the Indian capital markets.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} 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$2 billion from overseas financial markets; with a 100-year [[Bond_(finance)#Foreign_currencies|Yankee bond]] issue in January 1997 being the high point, after which people regarded him as a financial wizard{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}. He along with his brother, Mukesh Ambani, has steered the Reliance Group to its current status as India's leading textiles, petroleum, petrochemicals, power, and telecom company.({{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}) |
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'''Anil Dhirubhai Ambani''', born 1959, is Chairman of the Reliance Group and one of India’s foremost business leaders. |
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{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} He is a close friend of movie star [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Subrata Roy]]. One of his major achievements in the entertainment industry is the takeover of [[Adlabs]], the movie production to distribution to multiplex company that owns India's only dome theatre and the recently announced joint venture worth US$ 825 million with [[Steven Spielberg]].<ref>http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/sep/02/slide-show-1-indias-most-admired-business-leaders.htm#17</ref> |
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The Reliance Group was founded in 2005 as a result of a de-merger from its parent organisation, Reliance Industries Limited. It includes Reliance Power, Reliance Communications, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Capital, Reliance Broadcast Network and Reliance MediaWorks. The Reliance Group has over 1,30,000 employees constituting one of the largest workforces for any business organization in the country. |
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==Reliance Group== |
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'''Reliance Power''' is currently implementing close to 30, 000 MW of power projects based on thermal, hydro, and gas fuel cycles, as well as the largest basket of renewable energy projects in the country including solar and wind. Reliance Power also holds captive reserves of nearly 4 billion tonnes of coal in India and Indonesia. |
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'''Reliance Communications''' has over 140 million subscribers. Its affiliate, Reliance Globalcom, is the largest fibre-optic infrastructure provider in the world spanning the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. |
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'''Reliance Infrastructure''' is India’s largest private sector power utility, as well as the largest private player in other national infrastructure sectors such as construction and operation of roads. The utility business of Reliance Infrastructure distributes more than 28 billion units of electricity to over 25 million consumers in different parts of the country, including Mumbai and Delhi. |
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'''Reliance Capital''' is India’s largest financial services conglomerate managing $27 billion (Rs. 1,40,000 crore) of capital assets across its mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, and other businesses. |
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In 2009 the Reliance Group acquired 50 per cent ownership of '''Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks''' studio, and has coproduced ‘Lincoln’, ‘War Horse’, ‘Real Steel’ the ‘Help’ and a slew of Bollywood films. |
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Prior to June 2005 and the creation of the Reliance Group, Mr. Ambani was Vice Chairman and Co-CEO of Reliance Industries Limited founded by his father, the legendary Dhirubhai H. Ambani, who is widely recognized as the founder of the equity cult in India |
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==Awards and recognition== |
==Awards and recognition== |
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* Conferred the 'Businessman of the Year 1997' award by India's leading business magazine [[Business India]], December 1997.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} |
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As one of the India’s youngest business leaders, Mr. Ambani has received national and international acclaim for his vision and leadership at the Reliance Group. Since 2007, India Today magazine has consistently ranked him in its most influential persons of India lists. In 2010, the UK-based Financial Times included him in its selection of 50 notable business leaders from emerging markets. |
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He has taken part in the [[Mumbai Marathon]] race. Ambani is also a fan of [[Premier League]] club, [[Newcastle United]] and was extremely close to buying the club in September 2008. In June 2004, Anil was elected as an Independent Member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] - upper house of the Parliament of India. |
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==Bibliography== |
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* [[Yogesh Chabria]], ''Happionaire's Cash The Crash''. CNBC - Network18. ISBN 978-81-906479-5-3 - 2009 |
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Admired for his commitment to physical fitness, Mr. Ambani has run in 12 marathons in Delhi and Mumbai. As a part of his personal fitness regimen, he runs 15 kilometres every day in the morning. |
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An MBA from Wharton University, he is married to the famous Indian actress Tina Munim, and they have two sons who are currently at college. |
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The profile has been updated by the Reliance Group Corporate Communications on July 04, 2013. |
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www.relianceadagroup.com |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.relianceadagroup.com/ada/chairman.html Profile] at [[Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group|Reliance ADAG]] |
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* [http://www.forbes.com/profile/anil-ambani Profile] at [[Forbes]] |
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* {{NYTtopic|people/a/anil_d_ambani}} |
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* {{WSJtopic|person/A/anil-d-ambani/654}} |
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* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Anil-Ambani Anil Ambani]: collected news and commentary at ''[[The Times of India]]'' |
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| NAME = Ambani, Anil |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Chairman of |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Chairman of Reliance Group |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 4 June 1959 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] |
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| Born | 4 June 1959 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Warwick Business School The Wharton School |
| Occupation | Chairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group |
| Spouse | Tina Ambani |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Dhirubhai Ambani Kokilaben Ambani |
| Relatives | Mukesh Ambani (Brother) |
| Website | Anil Ambani |
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, born 1959, is Chairman of the Reliance Group and one of India’s foremost business leaders.
The Reliance Group was founded in 2005 as a result of a de-merger from its parent organisation, Reliance Industries Limited. It includes Reliance Power, Reliance Communications, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Capital, Reliance Broadcast Network and Reliance MediaWorks. The Reliance Group has over 1,30,000 employees constituting one of the largest workforces for any business organization in the country.
Reliance Group
Reliance Power is currently implementing close to 30, 000 MW of power projects based on thermal, hydro, and gas fuel cycles, as well as the largest basket of renewable energy projects in the country including solar and wind. Reliance Power also holds captive reserves of nearly 4 billion tonnes of coal in India and Indonesia.
Reliance Communications has over 140 million subscribers. Its affiliate, Reliance Globalcom, is the largest fibre-optic infrastructure provider in the world spanning the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.
Reliance Infrastructure is India’s largest private sector power utility, as well as the largest private player in other national infrastructure sectors such as construction and operation of roads. The utility business of Reliance Infrastructure distributes more than 28 billion units of electricity to over 25 million consumers in different parts of the country, including Mumbai and Delhi.
Reliance Capital is India’s largest financial services conglomerate managing $27 billion (Rs. 1,40,000 crore) of capital assets across its mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, and other businesses.
In 2009 the Reliance Group acquired 50 per cent ownership of Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks studio, and has coproduced ‘Lincoln’, ‘War Horse’, ‘Real Steel’ the ‘Help’ and a slew of Bollywood films.
Career
Prior to June 2005 and the creation of the Reliance Group, Mr. Ambani was Vice Chairman and Co-CEO of Reliance Industries Limited founded by his father, the legendary Dhirubhai H. Ambani, who is widely recognized as the founder of the equity cult in India
Awards and recognition
As one of the India’s youngest business leaders, Mr. Ambani has received national and international acclaim for his vision and leadership at the Reliance Group. Since 2007, India Today magazine has consistently ranked him in its most influential persons of India lists. In 2010, the UK-based Financial Times included him in its selection of 50 notable business leaders from emerging markets.
Personal Life
Admired for his commitment to physical fitness, Mr. Ambani has run in 12 marathons in Delhi and Mumbai. As a part of his personal fitness regimen, he runs 15 kilometres every day in the morning. An MBA from Wharton University, he is married to the famous Indian actress Tina Munim, and they have two sons who are currently at college.
Updates
The profile has been updated by the Reliance Group Corporate Communications on July 04, 2013.
www.relianceadagroup.com
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