Ambani flies to Qatar to meet Trump, second meeting since inauguration

The Gulf nation’s sovereign wealthiness fund, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has invested astir $1 cardinal successful Mr. Ambani’s retail venture. File | Photo Credit: PTI

Richest Asian Mukesh Ambani is flying to Doha to conscionable U.S. President Donald Trump, his 2nd gathering since Mr. Trump returned to presidency successful January this year.

Mr. Ambani volition be a authorities meal that the Emir of Qatar is hosting for Mr. Trump astatine the Lusail Palace successful Doha connected Wednesday (May 14, 2025), sources with nonstop cognition of the substance said.

Reliance Industries Ltd., the steadfast that Mr. Ambani heads, did not reply to an email sent for comments.

While concern discussions are disconnected the table, his oil-to-retail conglomerate has businesses intimately tied to decisions of the U.S. President.

Reliance had past twelvemonth secured waivers from the U.S. to resume importing crude lipid from Venezuela. It nevertheless had to halt that successful March pursuing Mr. Trump authorising a 25% tariff connected countries buying the South American country’s oil.

Reliance besides sells fuels similar gasoline made from crude lipid bought from countries specified arsenic Russia into the American market.

Also, U.S. tech giants specified arsenic Google and Meta person taken an equity involvement successful Mr. Ambani’s integer venture.

Reliance has concern ties with Qatar arsenic well. The Gulf nation’s sovereign wealthiness fund, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has invested astir $1 cardinal successful Mr. Ambani’s retail venture.

Mr. Ambani and his woman Nita had attended Mr. Trump’s 2nd inauguration successful January. They were besides portion of the prime 100 who attended an intimate candlelit meal with Mr. Trump a time anterior to the inauguration.

“At the dinner, the 2 had met Vice-President J.D. Vance and his woman Usha arsenic well,” sources said.

The Ambanis stock adjacent ties with the Trump family.

The richest Indian was contiguous erstwhile Ivanka Trump, girl of Donald Trump, visited Hyderabad for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit successful 2017. She was an advisor to President Trump then.

He was besides contiguous erstwhile Mr. Trump visited India past arsenic the U.S. President successful February 2020.

Ms. Ivanka, her hubby Jared Kushner and their eldest girl Arabella Rose were among the celebrities who attended the star-studded three-day pre-wedding celebrations of Mr. Ambani’s youngest lad Anant and fiancée Radhika Merchant successful Jamnagar, Gujarat, successful March 2024.

Published - May 14, 2025 11:15 p.m. IST