Ambani flies to Qatar to meet Trump, second meeting since inauguration
The Hindu
Richest Asian Mukesh Ambani to meet U.S. President Trump in Doha, with business ties and close relationship history.
Richest Asian Mukesh Ambani is flying to Doha to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, his second meeting since Mr. Trump returned to presidency in January this year.
Mr. Ambani will attend a state dinner that the Emir of Qatar is hosting for Mr. Trump at the Lusail Palace in Doha on Wednesday (May 14, 2025), sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Reliance Industries Ltd., the firm that Mr. Ambani heads, did not reply to an email sent for comments.
While business discussions are off the table, his oil-to-retail conglomerate has businesses closely tied to decisions of the U.S. President.
Reliance had last year secured waivers from the U.S. to resume importing crude oil from Venezuela. It however had to stop that in March following Mr. Trump authorising a 25% tariff on countries buying the South American country’s oil.
Reliance also sells fuels like gasoline made from crude oil bought from countries such as Russia into the American market.
Also, U.S. tech giants such as Google and Meta have taken an equity stake in Mr. Ambani’s digital venture.
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