CNBC: Zuckerberg, Rihanna and Gates among guests at lavish wedding bash for son of Mukesh Ambani
Tech executives including Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates attended a lavish three-day pre-wedding celebration for the son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, over the weekend.
The bash, thought to have cost more than $150 million, was held to celebrate the upcoming marriage of Anant Ambani, the youngest of Mukesh Ambani’s sons, to Radhika Merchant, scheduled for later this year.
Mukesh Ambani is the world’s ninth-richest person with a net worth of $117.8 billion, according to Forbes. He is the chairman of Reliance Industries, a conglomerate that spans everything from oil and gas to telecommunications.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.The three-day pre-wedding party kicked off Friday with a performance from US megastar Rihanna. Meta CEO Zuckerberg and Microsoft co-founder Gates also attended.
Zuckerberg’s attendance makes sense. In 2020, Facebook invested $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms Limited, a company owned by Reliance Industries. In 2022, Meta released a feature to allow users to browse and buy products on JioMart, a grocery app, inside of WhatsApp.
Meanwhile, Microsoft and some of Reliance Industries’ other businesses have collaborations.
The celebration, which took place in Jamnagar city in the Indian state of Gujarat, was a star-studded event with Bollywood royalty such as Shah Rukh Khan also in attendance.
Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, also reportedly attended the party.
Reuters, citing a planning document it had seen, said guests were treated to 500 dishes created by about 100 chefs.
