Mukesh Ambani flies to Qatar to meet Trump at state dinner in Doha

Mukesh Ambani flew from Mumbai to Doha on May 12, 2026, aboard his Boeing 737 MAX 9 BBJ, tail number VT-AKV. The aircraft, India’s first MAX 9 BBJ and customized for over $120 million, touched down at Hamad International Airport just before 18:00 local time.

The trip coincides with a state dinner hosted by Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, for U.S. President Donald Trump at the Lusail Palace, per a Firstpost report. Mukesh Ambani was among the select guests invited to the dinner, marking his second meeting with Trump since the president’s inauguration in January. The visit also comes as Trump witnessed the signing of a record $96 billion Qatar Airways-Boeing aircraft deal, as covered by BW Businessworld.

Mukesh Ambani’s Doha stop follows a pattern of high-stakes diplomacy tied to Reliance Industries’ sprawling interests: Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, QIA, has invested roughly $1 billion in his retail venture, and the conglomerate’s energy and digital businesses remain closely tied to U.S. trade policy. The flight underscores how the billionaire’s private jet movements often shadow the intersection of business and statecraft.