Mukesh Ambani, wife Nita to attend Trump’s inauguration
Business tycoon Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita will attend US President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration that will also likely be attended by some of America's most influential billionaires and politicians as well as foreign leaders and celebrities.
The Ambanis, who reached Washington on January 18, were part of a select 100 who attended an intimate 'candlelit dinner' with Trump last evening, sources with knowledge of the matter said.
They were perhaps the only Indians to attend the dinner where Vice President-elect JD Vance and wife Usha also met them.
The couple will attend the January 20 inauguration as the personal invitee of the Trump family, they said.
An email sent to Reliance Industries Ltd, the company Mukesh Ambani heads as chairman and managing director, for comment remained unanswered.
Ambanis share close ties with the Trump family.
The richest Indian was present when Ivanka Trump, daughter of Donald Trump, visited Hyderabad for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in 2017. She was an advisor to President Trump then.
He was also present when Trump visited India last as US President in February 2020.
Ivanka, her husband Jared Kushner and their eldest daughter Arabella Rose were among the celebrities that attended the star-studded three-day pre-wedding celebrations of Ambani's youngest son Anant and fiancee Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar, Gujarat, in March 2024.
Sources said the Ambanis are reciprocating that visit with the attendance at the Trump inauguration.
While many wealthy donors have pledged maximum USD 1 million contributions to Trump's inauguration committee to get access and VIP treatment at the inauguration, the Ambanis have been extended a personal invite by the Trump family, they said.
