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Anil Ambani: Trivia

  • Ambani is married to former Bollywood actress Tina Munim.
  • He has two sons who currently study at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai and Sevenoaks School near London and not the family owned Dhirubhai Ambani International School.
  • Ambani once weighed 115kgs, but upon being ridiculed for his weight in a boardroom meeting, he lost weight and is now a self-proclaimed "fitness freak."
  • Anil's close friend circle includes Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and politician Amar Singh, among many other prominent Indian socialities, filmstars and businessmen.
  • In 2006, his group company NIS Sparta saw big movement of senior people joining Bharti.
  • He recently raised $3 billion from the highly anticipated initial offering of his Reliance Power, the biggest in India's history.
  • Devout Hindu
  • Never drinks or smokes.
  • As their father did not leave a will their mother brokered a peace settlement breaking up the family's assets.
  • The two estranged brothers work different hours, so rarely meet in the elevator. Anil arrives at work by helicopter at his business park by 9.30am and returns about 12 hours later. Mukesh starts at midday and finishes by midnight.
  • Listed as the sixth richest man in the world next only to his brother by Forbes magazine.
  • His biggest asset is his 65% stake in telecom venture Reliance Communications
  • Anil was Rajya Sabha MP From June 2004 - March 25, 2006.
  • Member of Wharton Board of Overseers, The Wharton School, USA
  • Member of Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad
  • Member of Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
  • Member of Executive Board, Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad



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