BIRTH

• D.O.B.- 28.12.1932

•He was born at Chorwad, of Gujurat

•Father - Hirachand Govardhandas Ambani -a school teacher

•Mother- Jamanaben• Two brothers and two sisters.

CHILDHOOD Extremely demanding child.

Always determined to do what he wanted to do, in exactly the

way he wanted it done, come hell or high water, as the phrase goes.

Education

• After he completed his primary education, at the village school, he was sent to the Junagarh Dist. for further studies.

• Quite popular in his school and well- known for his brilliance and hard-work.

Life in Aden

• After his annual matriculation examination, on the request of his father he had to move to Aden, Yemen to support his family.

• Aged 16 yrs.

• • Started worked with A. Besse & Co. as a dispatch clerk for a

salary of Rs.300, immediately on reaching Aden.

• Temptation towards speculation- started trading in small things- Learnt the basics.

• Read newspapers, magazines, book, etc. – relating to business, history, and psychology.

• 1954-Ambani’s marriage and 1st oil refinery and harbor came up in Aden. Promotion to Ambani.

1954- Marriage with Kokilaben

EARLY YEARS IN BOMBAY • .

• Enters into partnership with cousin Champaklal Damani in 1962 for yarn and spices business with a capital of Rs.15,000

• “Ends partnership in 1965 due to conflicts of decisions.

Starts sole proprietorship concern.

First Step Backward

decided to start a textile unit of his own

Most of his team members were uneducated except for an engineer and 2 matriculates

Nylon was decided to be manufactured.

Devaluation by the government steeply raised the project cost.

Motivator and Person of his Words

• Dhirubhai Ambani is credited with starting equity investing in India. More than 58,000 investors from various parts of India subscribed to Reliance's IPO in 1977.

• Dhirubhai was able to convince people of rural Gujarat that being shareholders of his company will only bring returns to their investment.

DEATH

Admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on June 24, 2002 after he suffered a second major "brain stroke”.

First one had occurred in February 1986 and had kept his right hand paralyzed.

State of coma for more than a week.

Breathed his last on July 6,2002, at around 11:50 P.M.

As a mark of respect,The Mumbai Textile Merchants' decided to keep the market closed on July 8, 2002.

At the time of Dhirubhai's death, Reliance Group had a gross turnover of Rs. 75,000 Crore or USD $ 15 Billion and it is to be remembered that Dhirubhai had started the business with just Rs.15,000

Reliance-in popular media

Reliance after dhirubhai ambani

MUKESH AMBANI• IPCL and Reliance Industries

Anil Ambani• Reliance infocom • Reliance energies• Reliance capital

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

“MAN OF THE CENTURY” by Chemtech foundation

DEAN’S MEDAL BY Wharton school,university of pennsylvania

GREATEST CREATOR OF WEALTH IN CENTURIES TIMES OF INDIA 2000