amritraj’s extraordinary career from wimbledon tennis player to billion dollar hollywood producer (chronicled in his autobiography advantage hollywood ) is matched only by his commitment to education, diversity, and gender equality. dedicating a significant amount of his time to philanthropic endeavors worldwide, in 2016 amritraj was appointed as the first united nations india goodwill ambassador for the 17 un sustainable development goals . in december 2018, by decree of the president of the republic of france, amritraj was appointed a chevalier (knight) of the ordre national du merité .