Nita Ambani
Also known as Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Mukesh Ambani
Indian philanthropist and businesswoman
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- Sonic Coloring Book
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
· 2015 · cited 4,219x
- Dulaglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes (REWIND): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial
· 2019 · cited 2,543x
- CpG island methylator phenotype in colorectal cancer
· 1999 · cited 2,029x
- New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk
· 2010 · cited 1,868x
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Nita Mukesh Ambani (née Ravindra 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$113.5 billion (November 2025), 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.