1. Anil Ambani led several listed corporations, including Reliance Capital, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Power, and Reliance Communications.
17 Facts About Anil Ambani
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Anil Ambani served in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from Uttar Pradesh, as an Independent MP between 2004 and 2006.
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Anil Ambani is the youngest son of the founder of Reliance Industries, Dhirubhai Ambani and his wife Kokilaben Ambani.
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Anil 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 hike, but punished them for acting out in front of guests.
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Anil Ambani 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.
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Anil Ambani received parts of Reliance Group with interests in telecom, entertainment, financial services, power and infrastructure.
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Anil Ambani is credited with India's largest IPO, that of Reliance Power, which in 2008 was subscribed in less than 60 seconds, the fastest in the history of Indian capital markets to date.
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In 2005 Anil Ambani made his debut in the entertainment industry with an acquisition of a majority stake in Adlabs Films, a company with interests in film processing, production, exhibition and digital cinema.
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Anil Ambani has contributed to the production of several Spielberg films, including the Academy Award-winning Lincoln.
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In February 2020, Anil Ambani was locked in a legal battle with 3 Chinese banks.
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Anil Ambani was asked to set aside by the court which led him to make the statement that his net worth is currently zero after considering his liabilities.
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In October 2021, Anil Ambani was named in the Pandora Papers along with his brother Mukesh.
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Anil Ambani belongs to a Gujarati family which hails from the village of Chorwad near Junagadh in the Kathiawar region of Gujarat, India.
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Anil Ambani is the youngest son of the legendary textile entrepreneur Dhirubhai Ambani and his wife, Smt.
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Kokilaben Anil Ambani, a devoted home-maker who founded the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Anil Ambani Hospital in suburban Mumbai.
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Anil Ambani has an older brother, Mukesh Ambani, and two sisters, Smt.
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Anil Ambani married her after facing much resistance from his family, because she came from the world of fashion and glamour, and her lifestyle choices before marriage had been unconventional.