Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani invites Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg to his son's wedding

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – Inviting the most important people in the business world, even the richest in the world, is not just a dream. Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are expected to attend the Indian tycoon's wedding. Who is he?

It was Anant Ambani who hosted a pre-wedding or pre-wedding party in India. He is the son of a billionaire Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Fortune 500 company Reliance Industries. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his father Mukesh Ambani has an estimated net worth of $113 billion.

Meanwhile, Anant Ambani is set to marry Radhika Merchant in July, with celebrations starting in March, and leading tech figures such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are among the 1,200 guests set to attend his father's celebrations.

Additionally, The Times of India reports that the star-studded list of invitees also includes Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Samsung Electronics COO Jay Y. Lee.

In addition, richest singer Rihanna and illusionist David Blaine will also perform at the event

Here are some other businessmen and celebrities who are rumored to be attending the celebration:

1. Bill Gates (Founder of Microsoft)

Ambani's eldest wife, Nita, teamed up with Gates last year when his Reliance Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched an initiative to support 1 million women entrepreneurs.

2. Mark Zuckerberg (Meta Boss)

Facebook invested nearly $6 billion in 2020 for a minority stake in Jio Platforms, whose parent company is Reliance Industries.

3. Sundar Pichai (CEO of Alphabet)

Pichai met Mukesh Ambani when the two attended a state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in June last year

4. Jay Y. Lee (COO Samsung Electronics)

Lee and the Ambani family are two of Asia's richest families.

Samsung and Jio Platforms launched a joint project in 2017 to increase network coverage and capacity across India.

5. Shantanu Narayen (CEO of Adobe)

The Indian-American businessman is chairman and CEO of software company Adobe, which has ties to the Ambani family.

6. Bob Iger (CEO of Disney)

Disney this week announced an $8.5 billion merger of its media assets in India with Reliance.

7. Shah Rukh Khan (Bollywood star)

Several top Bollywood stars, including Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, will also attend the celebrations, Reuters reported.

8. Ivanka Trump

According to The Guardian, the daughter of former US President Donald Trump is also on the invitation list.

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