Akash Ambani is touted as India’s richest son as his father, Mukesh Ambani holds the title for India’s richest person. In 2018, Forbes listed his father #19 in world billionaires’ list and #1 in India’s. In 2014, he along with his twin sister Isha became the board of directors of Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail. He is the chief of strategy at Jio Infocomm and was actively involved in building the network architecture and developing various applications and services like JioTV, JioCinema and JioChat.
Birth Name
Akash Mukesh Ambani
Nickname
Akash
Profession
Businessman
Nationality
Indian
Personal Life
Birthday / Date of Birth
Akash Ambani was born on 23 October 1991, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Age
He’s currently 27 years old.
Sun Sign
Libra
Ethnicity
(Indian) Asian
Education
Akash attended Dhirubhai Ambani International School. He then majored in Economics from Brown University, Rhode Island, United States.
Family Details
- Father – Mukesh Ambani (Chairman and Founder at Reliance Industries Limited)
- Mother – Nita Ambani (Chairperson and Founder at Reliance Foundation)
- Siblings – Anant Ambani (Younger Brother), Isha Ambani (Sister)
Marital Status
Married
Boyfriend / Spouse
Akash Ambani dated –
- Shloka Mehta (2018-Present)– Akash Ambani is engaged to Shloka Mehta the youngest daughter of diamantaire Russel Mehta, on March 24, 2018, in a private event at a luxury resort in Goa. On 9 March 2019, they got married at the Jio World Centre (JWC), Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.
Physical Statistics
Height
- In feet – 5 feet 9 inches
- In centimeters – 176 cm
- In meters – 1.76 m
Weight
- In Kilograms – 70 kg
- In Pounds – 154 lbs
Body Build
Average
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Hair Color
Black
Sexuality
Straight
Akash Ambani Favorites
- Favorite Food – Gur-Paapri
- Favorite Football Club – Arsenal
- Favorite Sport – Cricket, Football
- Hobbies – Playing Cricket, Watching Documentaries, Sailing, Doing Photography
Akash Ambani Net worth
Unfortunately, his exact net worth is not available at this time. But, it is a known fact that he is the son of the India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani whose net worth is around $40 billion dollars. Moreover, he is one of the board members of Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail. A technology enthusiast, Akash is merely responsible for Reliance Jio and her spearheaded the whole process including building the network architecture, cloud, media, communications, chat products and security. His net worth would easily sore to billions once he inherent his father’s immense fortune.
Social Media Profiles
He’s not on social media.
Style Quotient
- Akash Ambani lives in a 27 story house Antilia that worth more than $1 billion. Antilia is also considered to be the first house to exceed a net worth of one billion dollars. According to reports, it has a garage for 168 cars, a cinema, a helipad on the rooftop, an independent health club for each family member and a staff of 600 people.
- Cars Collection – Bentley Bentayga (priced at 3.85 crores INR), Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, Range Rover Vogue, Mercedes Benz G63 AMG, W221 Mercedes Benz S-Class, BMW 5-Series, BMW i8, BMW 760 Li, W222 Mercedes Benz S-Class.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Akash Ambani
- He is a huge fan of English football club Arsenal.
- Ambani is the co-owner of IPL franchise Mumbai Indians.
- In December 2015, he launched the country’s first 4G network Jio along with his twin sister Isha Ambani at the presence of its brand ambassador, Shah Rukh Khan.
- He was born to India’s richest family- Ambani Family in Mumbai.
- Isha Ambani is his twin sister.
- During his initial school days, he had no idea that he belonged to India’s richest family and he first understood who they really were in the 11th standard, while he was writing an essay on Reliance for a business and management course.
- He studied Economics at the Brown University in Rhode Island, United States.
- Akash interned with his father at their family business.
- He fell for the Arsenal Football Club during the 2005 FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, where Arsenal’s captain Patrick Vieira scored the final penalty in the shootout.
- In 2014, he was inducted to the boards of directors of Reliance Retail and Jio.
- He started working four days later of his graduation. It was a 60-person start-up team, which later gave birth to Jio.
- According to Akash, his first exposure to work was given by his mother with the Mumbai Indians.
- He is an avid Cricketer and remains closely involved with the family-owned IPL franchise- Mumbai Indians.
- Like his younger brother Anant Ambani, Akash has also gone through obesity. However, after following a strict fitness regime, he has overcome that.
- In December 2015, he led the launch of Jio’s 4G services in India along with his sister Isha Ambani.
- He loves collecting sports souvenirs and owns a couple of rare Arsenal jerseys and Sunil Gavaskar’s bat from the 1983 World Cup Final.
- In March 2018, his engagement with his schoolmate Shloka Mehta, the youngest daughter of diamantaire Russell Mehta, made headlines. They got engaged at a plush five-star resort in Goa on 24 March 2018.
