DHIRUBHAI AMBANI

DHIRAJLAL HIRACHAND AMBANI

Born on December 28, 1932 in Chorwad,

Gujarat.

Father:

Hairachand Govardhan Das Jamanaben

Mother:

EARLY CAREER
Business sense came early as he sold bhajias to

pilgrims on Mount Girnar. attendant.

Later he worked at gas station at yemen as an

RELIANCE COMMERCIAL CORPORATION

Founded with his cousin with an initial investment of

15000\-

In 1965,the partnership broken.

BIRTH OF RELIANCE INDUSTRIES

In 1966, the reliance industries were born.

At present:
Chairman: Mukesh ambani Products :Crude oil, natural gas, petrochemicals,

petroleum, polyester, textiles, retail, telecom.

Employees: around 85000. Revenue: around 75 billion US $.

 Dhirubhai faced resistance from cloth

THE SOLUTION SEEKER

merchants; so decided to open his own showroom for Vimal

Polyester Prince announced a buy-

back scheme when the polyester he produced was losing its demand.

Whenever a task seemed too big to be

accomplished, he would reply: " No is no answer!"

"It's difficult but not impossible!"

THE PEOPLE'S MAN

Dhirubhai followed an 'open-door

policy. Employees could walk into his cabin and discuss their problems with him. sharing their thoughts and ideas, rather than shutting them out.

He was always inviting people into

Always there for his team and

brought around confidence in them.

Arm-around-the-shoulder leader

WITH FAMILY
Married kokilaben in 1954 . Children: Mukesh ambani, Nina, Dipti,

and Anil ambani.

FAMOUS MOTIVATIONAL & INSPIRING WORDS OF DHIRUBHAI AMBANI

I am deaf to the word no. Growth has no limit at Reliance. I keep revising my

vision. Only when you dream it you can do it. monopoly

Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no ones

Our dreams have to be bigger. Our ambitions higher.

Our commitment deeper. And our efforts greater. This is my dream for Reliance and for India .

Dont give up, courage is my conviction.

POPULAR IN MEDIA
In 1998, a book published by hamish

McDonald titled the Polyster prince.

In 2007,a film named GURU directed by

mani ratnam is related to ambanis life.

SUN SETS DOWN

Dhirubhai will go one day. But Reliances

employees and shareholders will keep it afloat. Reliance is now a concept in which the Ambani s have become irrelevant. -By Dhirubhai Ambani July 6, 2002

Dhirubhai Ambani breathed his last on