Dhirubhai Ambani was born in 1932 in Gujarat, India. He had a demanding childhood and was determined to succeed. After school, he moved to Aden, Yemen at age 16 to support his family working as a clerk. He learned business basics and started trading on the side. In 1954, he married Kokilaben and an oil refinery was built in Aden where he was promoted. He returned to Bombay in 1962 and went into partnership in a yarn and spices business. In 1965, he started his own textile business which later expanded into the massive Reliance Industries conglomerate. Dhirubhai passed away in 2002 leaving behind two sons, Mukesh and

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. • 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.

7. 1954- Marriage with Kokilaben

8. 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.

9. First Step Backward
decided to start a textile unit of his own

10. Motivator and Person of his
Words
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.

11. • 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.

12. 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

13. Reliance-in popular media

14. Reliance after dhirubhai ambani

15. MUKESH AMBANI
• IPCL and Reliance Industries

16. Anil Ambani
• Reliance infocom
• Reliance energies
• Reliance capital

17. 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