Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, steps into an executive role at Reliance Industries as the board approves his five-year appointment starting May 2025.
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Friday appointed Anant M. Ambani, youngest son of Chairman Mukesh Ambani, as a whole-time director for a five-year term beginning 1 May 2025, according to a stock exchange filing. The decision, based on recommendations from the Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, awaits shareholder approval.
Anant Ambani, previously a non-executive director on Reliance’s board, will now take on a more active executive leadership role at India’s most valuable company. The 28-year-old holds board positions across several Reliance group companies, including Jio Platforms Ltd (since March 2020), Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (since May 2022), and Reliance New Energy and Reliance New Solar Energy Ltd (since June 2021). He has also been a trustee of the Reliance Foundation since September 2022.
An alumnus of Brown University, USA, Anant Ambani is known for his commitment to animal welfare initiatives, where he focuses on the rehabilitation of at-risk animals and ensuring they receive dignified care in their later years.
His siblings, Akash Ambani and Isha Ambani, also hold prominent roles within the Reliance group. Akash serves as Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, while Isha is an Executive Director at Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. Both have been non-executive directors at RIL since August 2023.
