Ambani tops Ma as Asia’s richest after deal with Zuckerberg

Ambani (right) with wife Neeta Ambani. Ambani’s fortune rose about US$4.7bil (RM20.51bil) to US$49.2bil (RM214.75bil) on April 22, after Reliance Industries Ltd gained 10%. — AP

Mukesh Ambani is again Asia’s richest person after a deal with Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Inc sent his conglomerate’s stock surging.

Ambani’s fortune rose about US$4.7bil (RM20.51bil) to US$49.2bil (RM214.75bil) on April 22, after Reliance Industries Ltd gained 10%. The jump put Ambani about US$3.2bil (RM13.96bil) ahead of China’s Jack Ma, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The ranking updates after the close of each trading day in the US.