Age: 47
Fortune: NA
Source: Diversified
Net Worth: $18.2 bil
Country Of Citizenship: India
Residence: Mumbai , India, Asia & Australia
Industry: Diversified
Marital Status: Married, 2 children
Education: University of Bombay, Bachelor of Arts / Science University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, Master of Business Administration
Feud with older brother Mukesh led brothers to split up family fortune, created by late father Dhirubhai Ambani, in 2005. While Mukesh got Reliance Industries and Reliance Petroleum, Anil took over family's telecom, finance and power interests. Net worth has surged by more than $12 billion in past year, thanks in part to 2006 listing of telecom operator Reliance Communications, of which he holds 66%. Lost out to Vodafone in race to acquire Hutchison Whampoa's 67% stake in Hutchison Essar, India's third-largest mobile phone operator. Is a marathon runner; wife Tina, a former Bollywood actress, is a patron of contemporary Indian art
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