He is the elder son of the late Dhirubhai Ambani and Kokilaben Ambani and the brother of Anil Ambani. In 2014, he was ranked 36 on the Forbes list of the world's most powerful people and in 2010, he was included in Forbes' list of "68 people who matter most".[12] As of 2013, he is India's richest man and second richest man in Asia. As of 2016 Ambani has consistently held the title of India's richest person on the Forbes list for ten years.Through Reliance, he also owns the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. In 2012, Forbes named him one of the richest sports owners in the world. He resides at the Antilia Building, one of the world's most expensive private residences. Its value is close to 1 billion dollars . As of 2015, Ambani ranked fifth among India's philanthropists, according to China’s Hurun Research Institute. 

 

He has served on the board of directors of Bank of America Corporation and the international advisory board of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was the chairman of the board of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, which is one of the leading business schools in India.

 

Born	Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani 19 April 1957 (age 59) Aden, Colony of Aden
Residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Gujarati
Alma mater	Institute of Chemical Technology Forest School (Walthamstow) Stanford University(discontinued)
Occupation	Chairman of Reliance Industries
Net worth	US$20.3 billion (May 2016)
Religion	Hinduism
Spouse(s)	Nita Ambani (m. 1985)
Children	Akash Ambani Anant Ambani Isha Ambani