Akash Ambani becomes only Indian to be named in Time100 NEXT list as an emerging leader

Akash Ambani, chairman of India’s largest telecom company Reliance Jio, has been named in the TIME100 Next, TIME magazine’s list of the world’s rising stars. The sole Indian to appear on the list is Mukesh Ambani's 30-year-old son, who serves as CMD of Reliance Industries. In June, Jio named Akash Ambani to chairman.

The 100 emerging leaders who are influencing the future of business, politics, health, entertainment, activism, sports, and more are featured in TIME100 Next.

“The scion of Indian industrialist royalty, Akash Ambani was always expected to rise in business. But he has been putting in hard work," TIME said.

The older son of business magnate Mukesh Ambani, Akash Ambani, was elevated to chairman of Jio, India's largest telecom provider with over 426 million users, in June. In 2014, he became a member of Jio's board of directors. Since then, he has been crucial in securing billion-dollar investments from Google and Facebook. TIME continued, "If he manages Jio successfully, he may be granted a chance at greater portions of the family's conglomerate."

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Akash has played a key role in the innovative and inclusive growth strategy put out by the Reliance Group's consumer retail and digital services offerings. He is now leading the creation of the ‘convergence dividend’ for over 500 million consumers, digitally and with high-inclusivity across geographies and income levels.

The list includes people like the American singer SZA, the actress Sydney Sweeney, the tennis players Carlos Alcaraz from Spain and Ja Morant from basketball, the actor and media personality Keke Palmer, and the environmental activist Farwiza Farhan.

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