Mukesh Ambani’s 66th Birthday Today 19 April 2023, Know About His Journey and Achievements

Mukesh Ambani celebrates his 66th birthday on 19 April 2023. On his occasion, let us take a look at his achievements and contribution to the nation and its people.

Written by: Arjita Gupta

Edited by: Krutarth Ghosalkar

Last Updated: April 19, 2023

Mukesh Ambani, the CEO of Reliance Industries, turns 66 today, April 19, 2023. He was born on April 19, 1957, to Dirubhai and Kokilaben Ambani in Yemen. His father Dhirubhai Ambani in the year 1966 founded the Reliance Industries. In 2002, Dhirubhai passed away. Mukesh and his younger brother Anil jointly took over the reins of Reliance. Anil was appointed vice chairman and joint managing director while his older brother assumed the roles of chairman and managing director.

Anil received the financial services units, power generation, and telecommunications through a demerger, while Mukesh regained control of the petrochemicals, oil, and gas units at RIL due to a power struggle between the brothers. Mukesh Ambani identified twins Isha and Akash to take the leadership in retail and telecom last year, and his youngest son Anant for the new energy unit, as part of his succession plan for Reliance Industries Ltd.

1. Richest Indian

Mukesh Amani became the country's first trillionaire in rupees in 2007. In recent months, Gautam Adani, a fellow businessman from Gujarat, has displaced him as the richest Indian. He did, however, reclaim his position as Asia's richest man in the Forbes Billionaire 2023 list, which was published on April 4. Reliance Industries, with a revenue worth $104 billion market cap with holdings in retail, petrochemicals, telecom, and oil and gas is chaired and operated by Mukesh Ambani.

2. Net Worth and Education

His net worth is $84.1 billion, ranking him as the 13th richest billionaire in the world. He was born in Aden, Yemen. Here, his father was an attendant at a gas station. He graduated from the University of Bombay (now the University of Mumbai) with a bachelor's in chemical engineering before going on to Stanford University to acquire a master's in business administration.

3. Family Business

But Mukesh Ambani left the programme in 1981 to work for the family business, where he tried his hand at polyester fibres, petrochemicals, infrastructure, petroleum refining, oil and gas production, communications, and other areas to diversify the business.

4. Antilla – 27 Floors

The 27-story Antilla, owned by Mukesh Ambani, is among the most costly residences in the entire world. In reality, the skyscraper has 60 levels. His Maybatch, BMW 760 Li, Rolls Royce Cullinan, and other expensive vehicles are parked on the lowest six floors of his Antilia.

5. Awards and Recognitions

He was named the second-best CEO in the world by the Global Brand Guardianship Index 2023 and was named the fifth-best performing CEO in the world by Harvard Business Review. In addition, Mukesh Ambani was honored with the Businessman of the Year Award in 2010 and the TIME 100 Most Influential People in 2019 and 2020.

6. Luxury Properties and Private Jets

He is the owner of the Mandarin Oriental, New York, which is a grand and luxurious property as well as Stoke Park, London, UK a 900-year-old hotel. Mukesh Ambani is also well known for having a variety of extremely expensive private aircraft. He has three private aircraft in total. The estimated cost of the three aircraft—the Airbus A319, Falcon 900EX, and Boeing Business Jet—is Rs.100 crore. Despite his wealth, it is believed that Ambani is a very modest man who loves eating pure vegetarian food cooked at home.