Billionaire Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani celebrates the lavish finale of his son's wedding this week, highlighting his staggering wealth, as well as India's rapid economic growth and stark financial inequalities. Ambani's younger son Anant and fiancee Radhika Merchant, both 29, are set to marry in a three-day Hindu ceremony in India's financial capital Mumbai starting Friday. Asia's richest man is no stranger to throwing a costly wedding.
He held the most expensive wedding in India to date for his daughter in 2018, which reportedly cost up to $143 million and included US singer Beyoncé performing. This week's opulent celebrations are set to raise the bar, with celebrities, politicians and business elite jetting into the monsoon-hit megacity of Mumbai. Pre-wedding parties for his son included multi-day galas, a European cruise for 1,200 guests, a specially built Hindu temple and entertainment provided by pop stars ranging from Rihanna to Justin Bieber.
Ambani, 67, the chairman of Reliance Industries, has a fortune of more than $182 billion, and is the 11th wealthiest person in the world, according to the Forbes billionaires list. He is a key ally of India's right-wing Hindu nationalist leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ambani inherited a thriving industrial enterprise spanning oil, gas and petrochemicals.
Source: Getty / NurPhoto He grew it into a commercial behemoth with lucrative interests in retail, telecommunications and an Indian Premier League cricket team. Ambani's.