22 Facts About Nita Ambani

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Nita Mukesh Ambani is an Indian dancer and philanthropist.

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Nita Ambani is the chairperson and founder of the Reliance Foundation, Dhirubhai Ambani International School and a director of Reliance Industries.

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Nita Ambani is married to Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani.

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Nita Ambani is an art collector and the owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Mumbai Indians.

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Nita Ambani became the first Indian woman to become a member of the International Olympic Committee in 2016.

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Nita Ambani is the co-chair of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.

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Nita Ambani was born on 1 November 1963 in a middle-class Gujarati family in Mumbai to Ravindrabhai Dalal and Purnima Dalal.

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Nita Ambani completed her bachelor's degree in Commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, and took up Bharatnatyam from an early age and grew to become a professional Bharatanatyam dancer.

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Nita Mukesh Ambani is the founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Reliance Industries.

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In 1997, Mrs Nita Ambani was involved in the project of building a company township for the employees of Reliance's refinery at Jamnagar.

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Nita Ambani is the co-owner of Indian Premier League team, Mumbai Indians which won the title in 2013,2015,2017,2019 and 2020.

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Nita Ambani led the 'Education and sports for All' initiative as part of Mumbai Indians' way of giving back to society.

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On 4 June 2016, Nita Ambani was among eight candidates nominated for membership in the International Olympic Committee by the Swiss-based panel.

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Nita Ambani was elected as a member of the IOC on 4 August 2016, its first Indian woman member.

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Nita Ambani's Circle is a digital platform for women complete with its own discussion panels and social networking app.

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Nita Ambani was born as Nita Dalal to Ravindrabhai Dalal and Purnima Dalal.

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Dalal-Nita Ambani grew up in a middle-class environment in suburban Mumbai.

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Nita Ambani met Mukesh Ambani when she was a school teacher and married him in 1985.

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Akash Nita Ambani, who graduated in economics from Brown University, is chief of strategy at Reliance Jio Infocomm.

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Isha Piramal's brother, Akash Nita Ambani is married to Shloka Nita Ambani.

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Nita Ambani is the grandmother of Prithvi Ambani, who is the son of Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta.

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Nita Ambani is the recipient of the award for Best Corporate Supporter of Indian Sports, given by the Times of India.