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Nita Ambani

Nita Mukesh Ambani (née Dalal, born 1 November 1963) is an Indian businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the chairperson and founder of the Reliance Foundation, Dhirubhai Ambani International School and a director of Reliance Industries. She is married to Reliance Industries Limited's chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani. With a family fortune estimated in excess of US$117.8 billion (March 2024), the Ambani's are among the richest in the world. She is also an art collector and the owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Mumbai Indians.

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

Nita Ambani was a co-chair and board member of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image during Jio's sponsorship of the organisation from 2015 to 2024. In 2023, she launched the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai.

Nita Ambani (née Dalal) was born on 1 November 1964 in a middle-class Gujarati family in Mumbai to Ravindrabhai Dalal and Purnima Dalal and grew up in a middle-class environment in suburban Mumbai. She completed her bachelor's degree in commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, and took up Bharatnatyam from an early age and grew to become a professional Bharatanatyam dancer.

Her sister, Mamta Dalal, who works as a school teacher is known to teach Sachin Tendulkar and Shah Rukh Khan's children.

Nita Mukesh Ambani is the founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Reliance Industries. In 2014 she was elected to the board of Reliance Industries. Ambani is also an art collector. In August 2023, Nita Ambani resigned from her position on the Board of Directors of Reliance Industries (RIL), while retaining her role as the Chairperson of the Reliance Foundation. The RIL Board accepted her resignation, acknowledging her commitment to steer the Reliance Foundation towards greater societal transformation. Nita Ambani will continue to attend all RIL Board meetings as a permanent invitee.

In 1997, Ambani was involved in the project of building a company township for the employees of Reliance's refinery at Jamnagar. The project involved establishing a tree-lined and environmentally-friendly colony to house more than 17,000 residents. The project, particularly the refinery complex, has faced scrutiny over worker safety and conditions, following incidents including fatal accidents, worker deaths, and unrest.

Reliance Foundation is an Indian philanthropic initiative founded in 2010 by Nita Ambani. Reliance Industries is a patron of the organization.

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