Nita Ambani
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| Born |
Nita Dalal 1 November 1963 Mumbai |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics |
| Occupation | Chairperson, Reliance Foundation |
| Spouse(s) | Mukesh Ambani (m. 1985) |
Nita Ambani (born 1 November 1963) is the chairperson and founder of Reliance Foundation and a non-executive director of Reliance Industries. She is married to Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani. She is also an art collector and owner of Mumbai Indians.
Ambani has received numerous honors including a place in the 2016 edition of both the most influential women business leaders in Asia list by Forbes and the fifty high and mighty Indians list by India Today. She is the first indian woman to become member of IOC(International Olympic Committee).
The Metropolitan Museum for Art, New York has felicitated Nita Ambani for her philanthropic efforts.
Nita Ambani (nee Dalal) was born on November 1, 1963 in Mumbai to Ravindrabhai Dalal and Purnima Dalal. She completed her bachelor's degree in Commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics. She studied Bharata Natyam, and performed frequently.
Nita Ambani started out as the founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation, the CSR arm of Reliance Industries. She is also the owner of Mumbai Indians. In 2014, she was elected to the board of Reliance Industries.
Ambani is also the co-owner of Indian Premier League team, Mumbai Indians who won the Champions League T20 in 2011 and 2013 and, the Indian Premier League in 2013 and 2015.
She has also led the ‘Education for All’ (EFA) initiative as part of Mumbai Indians’ way of giving back to society. EFA has reached over 70,000 underprivileged children and created awareness for education using various media and digital platforms.
On 3 June 2016, Ambani was among eight candidates nominated for membership in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by the Swiss-based panel. The election of these new members was held during the 129th IOC Session in the first week of August 2016. Ambani was elected as a member of the IOC on 4 August 2016, its first Indian woman member.
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