Mukesh Ambani flies to Doha for state dinner with Trump and Qatar emir

Mukesh Ambani flew from Navi Mumbai to Doha on May 12, 2026, aboard his Boeing 737 MAX 9 BBJ, VT-AKV. The flight arrived the same week U.S. President Donald Trump was in Qatar for a state visit hosted by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

Ambani attended a state dinner at the Lusail Palace in Doha on May 14, per a Reuters report cited by [firstpost.com](https://www.firstpost.com/world/mukesh-ambani-flies-to-qatar-to-meet-trump-2nd-meeting-since-inauguration-13888515.html). The dinner coincided with Trump witnessing the signing of a record $96 billion Qatar Airways-Boeing aircraft order, the largest wide-body jet deal in history, according to [businessworld.in](https://www.businessworld.in/article/mukesh-ambani-meets-trump-qatar-emir-amid-strengthening-us-gulf-business-ties-556774). No formal business discussions were held, but the meeting underscores Ambani's ties to both administrations—this was his second meeting with Trump since the January inauguration.

The Doha trip follows a pattern of high-level networking for Ambani, whose Reliance Industries has deep ties with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, QIA, a $1 billion investor in his retail venture. The visit also comes as Reliance prepares for a potential Jio Platforms IPO, per [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/markets/ipo/reliance-may-offer-all-new-shares-in-jio-ipo-in-major-u-turn-report-126051100138_1.html), and plans a maintenance shutdown at its Jamnagar refinery later this month.