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Nearly a dozen former presidents and prime ministers, along with top global CEOs and celebrities like Kim Kardashian, will attend the wedding festivities of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani in Mumbai this weekend.
Prominent political figures include former UK PMs Tony Blair and Boris Johnson, former US Secretary of State John Kerry, former Canadian PM Stephen Harper, and former Swedish PM Carl Bildt.
The event will see business leaders such as Aramco CEO Amin Nasser, HSBC Group Chairman Mark Tucker, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Morgan Stanley MD Michael Grimes, Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Lee, Mubadala MD Khaldoon Al Mubarak, BP CEO Murray Auchincloss, Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet, Ericsson CEO Borje Ekholm, and Temasek CEO Dilhan Pillay.
Kim and Khloe Kardashian will be major attractions for selfie hunters, while those interested in intellectual discussions might seek out futurist Peter Diamandis, artist Jeff Koons, or self-help guru Jay Shetty.
Indian political heavyweights, including union cabinet ministers and several chief ministers, will also be in attendance.
Other notable business figures include HP President Enrique Lores, ADIA board member Khalil Mohammed Sharif Foulathi, Kuwait Investment Authority MD Bader Mohammad Al-Saad, Nokia President Tommi Uitto, GlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley, GIC CEO Lim Chow Kiat, and Moelis & Co Vice Chairman Eric Cantor.
The guest list features Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, IOC Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch, and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
The festivities began on July 5, with the wedding ceremony on July 12, Shubh Aashirwad on July 13, and a reception on July 14 at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex.
Earlier celebrations included a March weekend event at Vantara wildlife sanctuary with guests like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, and performances by Rihanna. A Mediterranean luxury cruise from Palermo to Portofino featured Bollywood stars and performances by Katy Perry, the Backstreet Boys, and Pitbull.