tried to understand my ideal in business

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