Anil Dhirubhai Ambani (b.1959) is an Indian business tycoon. He leads the Reliance Group with interests in telecom, entertainment, financial services, power, and infrastructure. He is among the richest Indians.
Born in humble circumstances in Bombay, Anil earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Bombay and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. After joining his family’s Reliance Industries in 1983, he led its marketing and fundraising organizations and quickly earned a reputation for financial innovation.
Anil is the younger son of Dhirubhai Ambani, founder of Reliance. After the death of Dhirubhai in 2002, Anil and his elder brother Mukesh split their father’s business in 2005. Mukesh kept the petrochemicals and related companies. Anil took control of telecom, infrastructure, and finance divisions and formed the Reliance Group or the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. Anil’s businesses have not performed as well as his brother’s since the break-up.
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—Anil Ambani
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