Dhirubhai Ambani

Dhirubhai Ambani
Ambani in 2002
Born
Dhirubhai Ambani

(1932-12-28)28 December 1932
Chorwad, Junagadh State, British India
(present-day Gujarat, India)
Died6 July 2002(2002-07-06) (aged 69)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
CitizenshipBritish India (1932–1947)
Dominion of India (1947–1950)
India (1950–2002)
OccupationBusinessman
Organization(s)Reliance Industries
Reliance Capital
Reliance Infrastructure
Reliance Power
Spouse
Kokila Dhirubhai Ambani
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(m. 1955)​
Children4, including Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2016) (posthumously)

Dhirajlal (Dhirubhai) Hirachand Ambani (28 December 1932 – 6 July 2002) was an Indian billionaire businessman who founded Reliance Industries in 1958. Ambani took Reliance public in 1977.[1][2] In 2016, he was honoured posthumously with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour for his contributions to trade and industry.[3][4] Ambani faced numerous accusations of market manipulation, tax evasion, and cronyism.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

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