2024-07-14 07:07:04
New Delhi: Mukesh Ambani is getting his son Anant married to Radhika Merchant with great pomp. It is being considered as one of the most expensive weddings in India. This wedding is taking place at Jio World Center in Mumbai. Many celebrities from India and abroad are attending this wedding. According to media reports, more than 100 private jets have been hired to ferry the guests. Guests are being given gold and diamond jewelry, expensive perfumes and other valuables as wedding gifts. However, it is also true that India’s richest person was born in a very poor country. 99 percent of the population of this country is Muslim. This country is among the poorest countries in the world. Interestingly, Mukesh Ambani was not born in India. He was born on 19 April 1957 in Aden city of Yemen. His father Dhirubhai Ambani was working in Yemen at that time. Mukesh Ambani’s family returned to India shortly after his birth. He grew up in Mumbai and earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Mumbai University. He then did an MBA from Stanford University in the US. Mukesh Ambani married Nita in 1985. They have three children – Akash, Isha and Anant. Mukesh Ambani is the richest person in India today. He is the head of the country’s most valuable company, Reliance Industries (RIL).
Yemen is in the list of poorest countries
Anant’s wedding may be one of the most expensive weddings in India. But the Yemen where Mukesh Ambani was born is today in the list of the poorest countries. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2023 data, Yemen is ranked 11th in the list of the poorest countries in the world. According to the IMF’s 2024 estimates, it is expected to slip to the 9th position with a GDP per capita of $ 1,996.475. According to the World Bank, Yemen has historically been one of the poorest countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Yemen is a Muslim country. More than 99 percent of the population here is Muslim.
This is the poorest country in the world
IMF data shows that South Sudan is the poorest country in the world. Its projected GDP per capita income in 2024 is $455.157. South Sudan gained independence in 2011 and became the youngest country in the world. It is facing major economic difficulties.