Recently, many of the world's top business leaders, including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, traveled to India to attend a pre-wedding celebration held by the son of Asia's richest man.
According to foreign media reports, from March 1st to March 3rd, India’s upper class and global celebrities will gather in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India to attend the Anant Ambani and Radhika... Merchant's pre-wedding celebrations.
Public information shows that Anant, who is about to turn 29, is the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, a Fortune 500 company. As of March 4, Mukesh Ambani ranked ninth in the world and first in Asia in Forbes' latest real-time ranking of the world's richest people.
Anant previously weighed 208 kilograms and his health was in worrying condition. After successfully losing 108 kilograms of weight in 18 months, he once became the focus of public opinion in India. Anant, who is now a member of the board of directors of Reliance Industries, got engaged in Mumbai in January 2023 to his 29-year-old childhood sweetheart Radhika, the daughter of Indian pharmaceutical giant Viren Merchant.
In this pre-wedding celebration, about 1,000 guests were invited, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Disney CEO Bob Iger, former American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed, etc.
In August 2023, the Reliance Foundation, managed by Mukesh Ambani’s wife Nita, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched a Initiative to support one million women entrepreneurs.
According to foreign media reports, as part of its investment in India, meta invested nearly US$6 billion in 2020 to purchase equity in jio platforms, whose parent company is Reliance Industries. At the same time, Zuckerberg and Mukesh Ambani also discussed online how technology can promote economic progress.
In addition, the list of invitees also includes Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, well-known female singer Rihanna and magician David David Blaine also performed at the celebration.
Anant and Radhika’s official wedding will be held in Mumbai, India on July 12, 2024.
Foreign media said that they chose to hold the pre-wedding celebration ceremony in Gujarat, which seemed to have a deeper meaning, because Gujarat is the hometown and political birthplace of Indian Prime Minister Modi. Mukesh Ambani has a close relationship with Modi and is a loyal implementer of Modi's policies. The wealth of the Ambani family even exceeds the GDP of some small countries. Its industries are spread across India and the world, and have a great influence on the Indian economy.
