Anil Ambani Profile

Born: June 4, 1959

Achievement: Chairman of Anil
Dhirubhai Ambani Group; Chosen as the
'CEO of the Year 2004' in the Platts
Global Energy Awards and MTV Youth
Icon of the Year' in September 2003

Anil Ambani is one of the foremost

entrepreneurs of Independent India. He is
the Chairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani
Group. Earlier, before the split in the
Reliance Group, Anil Ambani held the
post of Vice Chairman and Managing
Director in Reliance Industries Limited
(RIL).

Born on June 4, 1959, Anil Ambani did

his Bachelors in Science from the
University of Bombay and Masters in
Business Administration The Wharton
School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Anil Ambani joined Reliance in 1983 as

Co-Chief Executive Officer. He pioneered
India Inc's forays into overseas capital
markets with international public offerings
of global depository receipts, convertibles and bonds. Starting from 1991, he led Reliance in its efforts to
raise, around US$2 billion from overseas financial markets. In January 1997, the 100-year Yankee bond
issue was launched under his stewardship.

After the split in Reliance Group, Anil Ambani founded Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. He is the Chairman of
all listed Group companies, which include: Reliance Communications, Reliance Capital, Reliance Energy
and Reliance Natural Resources Limited.

Anil Ambai was elected as an independent member Rajya Sabha MP in June 2004. But he resigned
voluntarily on March 25, 2006.

Anil Ambani has won several awards and honours. Major among these include: 'CEO of the Year 2004' in
the Platts Global Energy Awards, 'MTV Youth Icon of the Year' in September 2003, 'The Entrepreneur of the
Decade Award' by the Bombay Management Association, and 'Businessman of the Year Award' by leading
Business Magazine, Business India in 1997.