Nita Ambani

Nita Ambani
Ambani in 2020
Born
Nita Dalal

(1964-11-01) 1 November 1964 (age 59)[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma materNarsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics
OccupationPhilanthropist[2][3]
OrganisationReliance Foundation
Spouse
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(m. 1985)​
Children3, including Akash
RelativesDhirubhai Ambani (father-in-law)
Anil Ambani (brother-in-law)

Nita Ambani (née Dalal, born 1 November 1964)[1] is an Indian philanthropist and businesswoman.[4] She is the chairperson and founder of the Reliance Foundation, Dhirubhai Ambani International School and a director of Reliance Industries.[5][6] She is married to Reliance Industries Limited's chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani.[7] With a family fortune estimated in excess of US$117.8 billion (March 2024), the Ambanis are among the richest in the world. She is also an art collector[8][9] and the owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Mumbai Indians.[10]

In 2016, she was listed as one of the 'fifty high and mighty Indians' by India Today[11] and in 'the most influential women business leaders in Asia' list by Forbes.[12][13] She became the first Indian woman to become a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2016.[14][15]

Nita Ambani is the co-chair of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.[16] In 2023, she launched the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai.[17]

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  14. ^ "Rio 2016: Nita Ambani is first Indian IOC member". indianexpress.com. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Tribute to the power of sport: Mrs. Nita M Ambani". The Hindu. 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Mumbai Academy of Moving Image - Trustees Site". www.mumbaifilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  17. ^ "The Sound of Music made its First-Ever Broadway Debut in India at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.