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Mukesh Ambani

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Mukesh Ambani, born in 1957, is the richest person in India and one of the richest in Asia. He runs Reliance Industries, India’s largest private company, which spans almost everything from oil and chemicals to mobile telecoms. With his mobile network Jio he brought cheap mobile internet to hundreds of millions of Indians and transformed the country. Ambani is also known for „Antilia“, his 27-storey residential tower in Mumbai: one of the most expensive private homes in the world. Good to know: His father Dhirubhai Ambani founded the company. Reliance ranges from oil to supermarkets. His father Dhirubhai was working in the British colony of Aden at the time. Soon afterwards the family moved to Bombay, where his father built up Reliance. It gave away data at first and won hundreds of millions of customers. Jio made mobile internet affordable for everyone in India. The 27-storey skyscraper serves a single family. It is considered one of the most expensive private homes in the world. He began as a humble clerk and built up Reliance.

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Which largest private company in India does Mukesh Ambani run?

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Reliance Industries

His father Dhirubhai Ambani founded the company.

💡 Did you know? Reliance ranges from oil to supermarkets.

In which city outside India was Mukesh Ambani born in 1957?

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Aden

His father Dhirubhai was working in the British colony of Aden at the time.

💡 Did you know? Soon afterwards the family moved to Bombay, where his father built up Reliance.

Which mobile network brought Ambani cheap internet to India?

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Jio

It gave away data at first and won hundreds of millions of customers.

💡 Did you know? Jio made mobile internet affordable for everyone in India.

What is Ambani’s famous luxury residential tower in Mumbai called?

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Antilia

The 27-storey skyscraper serves a single family.

💡 Did you know? It is considered one of the most expensive private homes in the world.

Who laid the foundation for the Ambani fortune?

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his father Dhirubhai Ambani

He began as a humble clerk and built up Reliance.

💡 Did you know? After his death Mukesh and his brother split the inheritance: in dispute.

What did the Ambani children’s weddings cause worldwide?

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a stir (extreme opulence)

Global stars performed at the months-long celebrations.

💡 Did you know? The events were seen as the most expensive weddings in the world.

How broadly diversified is Reliance?

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in very many (from oil to retail)

Hardly any part of Indian daily life is untouched by Reliance.

💡 Did you know? This breadth makes the company especially powerful.

Which famous IPL cricket team does Ambani’s family own?

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the Mumbai Indians

Cricket is the national sport of India above all.

💡 Did you know? The team is among the most successful in the league.

Mukesh Ambani

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