Anil Ambani facts for kids
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Anil Ambani
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Ambani in 2012
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office July 5, 2004 – March 29, 2006 |
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| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
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Anil Dhirubhai Ambani
4 June 1959 Bombay, Bombay State, India |
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Tina Ambani
(m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 Jai Anmol Ambani and Jai Anshul Ambani |
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| Occupation | Businessman |
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, born on June 4, 1959, is an Indian businessman. He is known for leading the Reliance Group, also called Reliance ADA Group. This group was formed in July 2006. He has been in charge of several big companies, including Reliance Capital, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Power, and Reliance Communications.
Anil Ambani also served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, which is the upper house of the Parliament of India. He represented Uttar Pradesh as an Independent member from 2004 to 2006.
Life and education
Anil Ambani is the youngest son of the founder of Reliance Industries, Dhirubhai Ambani and his wife Kokilaben Ambani. Ambani has said that his father would lead the brothers on "incentive-oriented outings" where they would be rewarded with a box of mangoes for a 10-km (6 mile) hike, but also punished them for acting out in front of guests. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Kishinchand Chellaram College and received a Master in Business Administration at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1983.
Business Career
After his father, Dhirubhai Ambani, passed away in 2002, the family businesses were divided between Anil and his elder brother, Mukesh. Their mother, Kokilaben Ambani, helped them decide how to split the companies.
Anil Ambani took over parts of the Reliance Group that included businesses in telecom, entertainment, financial services, power, and infrastructure. He is also known for India's largest IPO (Initial Public Offering) for Reliance Power in 2008. An IPO is when a company first sells its shares to the public. This IPO was very popular and was fully bought by investors in less than 60 seconds, which was a record at the time.
In 2005, Anil Ambani entered the entertainment world by buying a large part of Adlabs Films. This company worked on film processing, making movies, showing them in cinemas, and digital cinema. The company later changed its name to Reliance MediaWorks in 2009.
In 2008, his entertainment business grew globally through a big partnership with Steven Spielberg's production company, DreamWorks. Anil Ambani helped produce several films, including the Academy Award-winning movie Lincoln.
Over time, some of Anil Ambani's companies faced financial challenges.
Personal Life
Anil Ambani comes from a Gujarati family from the village of Chorwad in Gujarat, India. He is the youngest of four children. His older brother is Mukesh Ambani, and he has two sisters, Nina Kothari and Deepti Salgaocar. His mother, Kokilaben Ambani, founded the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai.
Anil Ambani is married to the actress Tina Munim. They have two sons, Jai Anmol Ambani and Jai Anshul Ambani. The family lives in a building called The Sea Wind in Mumbai. In February 2022, his elder son, Jai Anmol, married Krisha Shah.
..... He enjoys jogging and has run marathons.
Awards and Recognition
Anil Ambani has received many awards for his work in business:
- He was named 'Businessman of the Year 1997' by Business India magazine in December 1998.
- He was voted 'the Businessman of the Year' in a poll by The Times of India – TNS in December 2006.
- India Today magazine's poll in August 2006 voted him the 'Best role model' among business leaders.
- He received 'the CEO of the Year 2004' at the Platts Global Energy Awards.
- The Bombay Management Association gave him 'The Entrepreneur of the Decade Award' in October 2002.
- He received the First Wharton Indian Alumni Award from the Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) in December 2001, for his role in making Reliance a global leader.
- Asiaweek magazine included him in its list of 'Leaders of the Millennium in Business and Finance' in June 1999, calling him the only 'new hero' in Business and Finance from India.
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Anil Ambani in 2012
