The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists

2009 Candidates

Punit Paranjpe / Reuters / Corbis

Mukesh Ambani

Article Tools
Print
Sphere
RSS

AGE: 51
OCCUPATION: Petrol prince
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: The billionaire chairman of Reliance Industries steers one of the biggest conglomerates in India, with interests in not only oil, but also clothing and kitchenware.

CON: He's still mired in a public spat with his billionaire brother. Our proposal: duke it out using pillows stuffed with $1,000 bills.

View the full list for "The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists"
Next: Ron Bloom >>

Poll Results

The World's Most Influential Person Is...

In a stunning result, the winner of the third annual TIME 100 poll, and new owner of the title world's most influential person, is ...

Video

Determining the TIME 100

Managing editor Rick Stengel explains how TIME's editors determine the year's 100 most influential people

Video

Are You On The List?

Geraldo? Naked Cowboy? We hit the streets of New York to ask why you think you'd make TIME's list of the world's 100 most influential people

Video

TIME 100: Who's Most Influential?

As the editors of TIME Magazine determine the 100 most influential people in the world, TIME.com hit the streets to ask what you think

Video

TIME 100 Online Poll: Moot versus Rain

TIME.com is asking you to vote for the top 100 most influential people in the world. The 4Chan founder and a Korean pop star are topping the list

The 2008 TIME 100

Look back at our fifth annual list of the world's most influential people

Most Popular »

Full List »
  1. Are You Getting Scammed by Facebook Games?
  2. The State of Hillary: A Mixed Record on the Job
  3. Stresses at Fort Hood Were Likely Intense for Hasan
  4. China Woos Africa — And Not Just For Its Resources
  5. Priests Spar Over What it Means to Be Catholic
  6. The Meaning of Manny Pacquiao
  7. Brazil Student Expelled for Mini-Dress
  8. Hasan's Therapy: Could "Secondary Trauma" Have Driven Him to Shooting?
  9. A Christmas Carol Wins — And Loses — the Weekend
  10. Why We Look at Some Web Ads and Not Others
  1. Are You Getting Scammed by Facebook Games?
  2. Why We Look at Some Web Ads and Not Others
  3. China Woos Africa — And Not Just For Its Resources
  4. Priests Spar Over What it Means to Be Catholic
  5. I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
  6. The Meaning of Manny Pacquiao
  7. Let's Bail Out the Pot Dealers!
  8. Stresses at Fort Hood Were Likely Intense for Hasan
  9. Why California is Still America’s Future
  10. Room Service and a Shovel: The Rise of Voluntourism