Founder Profile
Mukesh Ambani
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Mukesh Ambani?
Mukesh Ambani is a founder of JioMart Express, which was founded in 2022 with Isha Ambani. Mukesh Ambani is a founder of JioMart, which was founded in 2019. Mukesh Ambani is a founder of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, which was founded in 2007. Mukesh Ambani is a founder of Reliance Industries Limited, which was founded in 1966 with Dhirubhai Ambani.
- Companies founded
- JioMart Express, JioMart, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and Reliance Industries Limited
- Founded
- 2022
- Co-founders
- Isha Ambani
Background
Ambani studied chemical engineering at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, and left an MBA at Stanford to join Reliance in 1981. He built its refining and petrochemicals business before leading the group into telecom (Jio, 2016) and organised retail (Reliance Retail, 2006).
Founding Story
Mukesh Ambani oversaw Reliance's petrochemical expansion and the Jamnagar refinery, commissioned in 1999. He became Chairman after his father's death in 2002 and kept Reliance Industries in the 2005 family split. He then launched Reliance Retail (2006), Jio (2016) and the new-energy business (2021), and in 2026 began the Jio Platforms IPO.
Mukesh Ambani was born in 1957 in Aden. Education: Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani was born on April 19, 1957 in Aden to Dhirubhai and Kokilaben Ambani. He studied at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, before the Institute of Chemical Technology.