Nita Mukesh Ambani (née Dalal, born 1 November 1963) is an Indian philanthropist. She is the chairperson and founder of the Reliance Foundation, Dhirubhai Ambani International School and a non-executive director of Reliance Industries. She is married to Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani. With a family fortune estimated in excess of $50 billion, the Ambanis are among the richest in India. She is also an art collector and owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Mumbai Indians.
She was listed in 2016 in 'the fifty high and mighty Indians' list by India Today. and in 'the most influential women business leaders in Asia' list by Forbes. She was the first Indian woman to become a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)..
Nita Ambani (née Dalal) was born on 1 November 1963 in a middle-class Gujarati family in Mumbai to Ravindrabhai Dalal and Purnima Dalal. She completed her bachelor's degree in Commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, and took up Bharatnatyam from an early age and grew to become a professional Bharatnatyam dancer.