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About Anil Ambani

Anil Ambani (born June 4, 1959) is an Indian businessman. As of March 2007, he has a net-worth of US$ 18.2 billion, making him the 18th richest person in the world. His was the world's fastest-growing multi-billion-dollar fortune in percentage terms as his wealth tripled in 1 year. Ambani is chairman of Reliance Capital, Reliance Communications and Chairman & Managing Director, Reliance Energy, and was formerly Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited. His personal stake in Reliance Communications is 66%.. Reliance group is India's largest business house, founded by Anil's late father Dhirubhai Ambani (1938-2002). His mother is Kokilaben Ambani. He is married with 2 sons: Jai Anmol and Jai Anshul.

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The total investors' wealth in the four Anil Ambani Group firms -- Reliance Communications (RCOM), Reliance Capital (RCL), Reliance Energy (REL) and Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) has reached 1,42,384 crore rupees, while total promoter holding is estimated at about Rs 87,000 crore. Anil's wealth comes mostly from his over 65 per cent stake in RCOM, which has a market cap of about Rs 1,03,000 crore. He also has over 50 per cent in RCL (market cap of Rs 24,000 crore), 35 per cent in REL (market cap of Rs 12,700 crore) and close to 54 per cent in RNRL, which has a market cap of about Rs 2,600 crore..

Ambani holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Bombay and an MBA degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, he serves as a member of the Wharton Board of Overseers.

Ambani joined Reliance in 1983 as Co-Chief Executive Officer and is credited with having pioneered many financial innovations in the Indian capital markets. 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 Yankee bond issue in January 1997 being the high point. After which people regarded him as a Financial Wizard. He has steered the Reliance Group to its current status as India's leading textiles, petroleum, petrochemicals, power, and telecom company.

Anil was the member of Uttar Pradesh Development Council (This council has now been scrapped by Behen Maywati) He is also the Chairman of Board of Governors of DA-IICT, Gandhinagar and a member of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is member of the Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is also a member of the Central Advisory Committee, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. In June 2004, Anil was elected as an Independent Member of the Rajya Sabha - Upper House, Parliament of India with the support of the Samajwadi Party. In March 2006, he resigned."

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  2. Reliance enters steel plant construction. Next is what?

    India Business Blog (Nov 12 2008) Explore Article

    ... end. Oh! Wait. I forgot. There is one more thing. The caption Next is what? I think Aamir Khan and Anil Ambani will be thinking every night the same thing. Next is [...] Reliance enters steel plant construction... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Samsung   Anil Ambani   Reliance Industries Limited

  3. Health Care goes mobile with Reliance and Healthcare Magic tie-up

    India Business Blog (Oct 26 2008) Mobile Explore Article

    ...e and looking for tax sops and Mallya is busy buying teams. May be that is the reason why Reliance (Anil Ambani to be specific) did not go into aviation. Now, Reliance has tied up with Bangalore based HealthCar... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   TiE   Anil Ambani   Reliance Industries Limited

  4. Reliance Big TV takes advantage of Airtel DTH teaser ads !

    India Business Blog (Oct 10 2008) Explore Article

    ...ing the niceties aside, one should appreciate the thinking of the Reliance ad campaign and the way Anil Ambani fights competition. Be it with elder brother Mukesh Ambani or any other rivals in any of the vertic... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Future Group   Anil Ambani   Reliance Industries Limited

  5. BK Modi To Invest $1 Billion In Media & Ent Via Spice Enfotainment; Gaming Co Buy

    MediaNama.com (Oct 7 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    ...ke in. What’s missing is the mobile operator play, which he exited. Appears to be on the lines of Anil Ambani’s plans for media and entertainment domination. I wonder what Modi’s plans are for the Internet... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Anil Ambani   BK Modi   Spice

  6. Anil Ambani's Deal With Spielberg Stuck Over Debt Financing

    VCCircle (Sep 10 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    The deal between Anil Ambani and Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks SKG is stuck over arrangement of debt finance. The deal involves ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Paramount   Reliance BIG Entertainment   DreamWorks SKG

  7. BIG Entertainment Acquires 75% Stake In Willow TV; $60-70 Million Investment; IPL Streaming Rights For Americas;

    MediaNama.com (Sep 8 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    Reliance BIG Entertainment, an Anil Ambani company, has acquired a 75% stake in Willow.tv, an online Cricket streaming site. WSJ adds that Rel... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Network18   Reliance Industries Limited   Reliance BIG Entertainment

  8. GSM Operators’ Lobby to take TRAI to Court

    WATBlog.com (Aug 20 2008) Telecom Explore Article

    ...he country’s telecom regulator TRAI to court. And as it seems, it is only about to get worse. The Anil Ambani led Reliance Communications (RCOM) secured a license to offer GSM services quite some time ba... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Anil Ambani   Reliance Industries Limited   Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

  9. TRAI asks DoT to Allow Auctions for 3G CDMA Spectrums - Unhappy with DoT’s Directives

    WATBlog.com (Aug 13 2008) Telecom Explore Article

    ...ion to be able to purchase spectrums. Such a directive also, indirectly, gives away the spectrum to Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications, which commends the highest subscriber base in all circles, except De... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Tata Teleservices   Economic Times   Reliance Infocom

  10. ADAG RoundUp: Dreamworks Funding; $1 Billion PE Fund; Big Tv Ipl Rights

    contentSutra.com (Aug 9 2008) Explore Article

    -- Anil Ambani is one busy man. Dreamworks SKG is near an agreement tbe funded by Reliance ADAG reports Bloomberg.......d bought the studio for $1.6 billion in 2006. -- Reliance Capital, the financial services arm of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), has launched its private equity advisory arm Reliance Equity Advisors Ltd (REAL), whi... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Anil Ambani   Bloomberg   Sequoia Capital

  11. Thoughts On 3G Policy; MTNL Ready To 3GO In 3 Months; RCom Launches GSM In Delhi

    contentSutra.com (Aug 3 2008) Telecom Explore Article

    ...unched it's GSM services in Delhi, starting by offering 1000 connections to employees as a beta. As Anil Ambani stated on the annual results conference call, roll-out across other cities continues on a war footi... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Anil Ambani

  12. The Need For OLPC In India. Is Anil Ambani Joining In ?

    WATBlog.com (Jul 29 2008) Explore Article

    ... was supporting the project at one point, pulled out few months back The Need For OLPC In India. Is Anil Ambani Joining In ? Posted by Ankit Saxena on July 29th, 2008. OLPC I have always believed we need better,... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   One Laptop Per Child   Nicholas Negroponte   Anil Ambani

  13. Bharti Launches DTH In Gurgaon: Uses Superior Technology Than Tata Sky And Dish TV

    WATBlog.com (Jul 10 2008) Mobile Explore Article

    ... be hosted on a DTH transponder, whereas an MPEG-4 transponder can accommodate 22-25 channels. Even Anil Ambani’s BIG-TV is in the process of launching their DTH service using the MPEG-4 technology. They have ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Anil Ambani   Bharti Telemedia   Tata Sky

  14. Anil Ambani Launching $2-Billion Private Equity Fund: Report

    VCCircle (Jul 9 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

    Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) is reportedly launching a $2-billion private equity fund. The Economic Times today rep......ze. The report further said that the sector agnostic fund has already raised over $500 million with Anil Ambani as anchor limited partner. Ambani’s investment has reportedly come from his personal holding comp... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Wipro   Deccan Aviation   Economic Times

  15. Indian Media Face A 'c' Change

    Little India (Jun 14 2008) Explore Article

    ... placed here." There have also been a number of new alliances. George Soros picked up a 3% stake in Anil Ambani's Reliance Entertainment last year. One of India's fastest-growing media conglomerates, Network18, ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Web18   Network18   Reliance Industries Limited

  16. Tata, Reliance, Nokia & Motorola - All Ride High On WiMAX

    WATBlog.com (Jun 3 2008) Mobile Explore Article

    ...an issue. Yet, what do you say? Do you think there might be some solid basis to my logic? Recently, Anil Ambani’s Globalcom had acquired a 90% share in eWave World in his efforts of providing WiMAX connections... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Anil Ambani   Nokia   Motorola

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