Why Heiress Isha Ambani – Daughter of Asia’s Richest Man Mukesh Ambani – Has Everyone’s Attention
While Mukesh Ambani’s US$50 billion (FJ$109.33bn) fortune makes him the richest man in Asia, it’s his glamorous children who often steal the headlines.
His only daughter, Isha, is making a name for herself for various reasons, from the worthy causes she supports to her A-list friends and her much-raved-about fashion choices.
Here are some things you should know about this stylish 27-year-old.
She’s extremely well-educated
Just because Isha’s an heiress to such a vast fortune doesn’t mean she is resting on her laurels. This intelligent young woman graduated from Yale in 2014 with a degree in psychology and South Asian studies. Then she went off to Stanford Business School, where she earned an MBA. According to The Economic Times, she gave her father the idea for Jio, one of India’s most popular 4G networks, while at Yale.
She’s dedicated to empowering other women
Isha is passionate about using her platform and opportunities to lift up women around the world. Like her mother, Nita, who’s involved in many women’s advocacy groups, Isha wants to bring lifechanging digital tools to women who might otherwise not have access to them.
Isha believes that access to products like Jio open up new employment and financial opportunities to underprivileged women. Her wedding was a lavish occasion
When she isn’t enriching her mind or helping other women, Isha likes to party – just like any other young person.
And her 2018 wedding was the party of the year, with plenty of high-profile guests like Hillary Clinton, Nick Jonas and Beyoncé – who provided a show-stopping private performance for the bride and her groom, Anand Piramal. The lavish US$15 million (FJ$32m) wedding was held at Antilia, the Ambanis’ stunning mansion that is reputedly the second most expensive mansion in the world.
She and Anand have a luxurious home
Isha’s husband Anand has had a wealthy upbringing himself as heir to the influential Piramal Group. Together they’ve moved into a luxurious 50,000 sq ft mansion that was given to them as a gift from the Piramals.
The mansion features diamond chandeliers, lush gardens and a car park that can fit 20 luxury cars. Not a bad first home for the couple.
She’s very close to her influential father
It might not be easy following in the footsteps of her accomplished father. But Isha is very close to her dad, and finds his business career inspiring.
She’s called him her “best role model” and credits him with giving her the confidence to become successful in her own right.
According to The Economic Times, she gave her father the idea for Jio, one of India’s most popular 4G networks, while at Yale.