1. A legendary
entrepreneur
Done By:
NATHWANI SOHAIL K.

2. DHIRUBHAI HIRACHAND AMBANI
arguably India’s most enterprising entrepreneur.
“THINK BIG
THINK FAST
THINK AHEAD
IDEAS ARE NO ONE’S
MONOPOLY.”
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3. life referred to as a true "rags to riches" story .
28.12.1932 – forever
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4. BIRTH
• D.O.B.- 28.12.1932
•He born at Chorwad, of Gujurat
•Father - Hirachand Govardhandas Ambani -a school teacher
•Mother- Jamanaben- a thrifty woman
• Two brothers and two sisters.
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5. CHILDHOOD
Extremely demanding, and difficult to placate.
As he grew up, he became even more vigorous, and irrepressible.
Possessed immense gusto and enormous energy.
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.
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6. 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
• Elected general secretary of the Junagarh Students Union
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7. 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. for a salary of Rs.300, immediately on reaching Aden
• A. Besse & Co.-- largest transcontinental trading firm east of Suez
• Dhirubhai -first sent to the commodities trading section & later, transferred to the section that
handled petroleum products for the oil giant Shell
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8. BUSINESS MILESTONES
● 1958 :- Returned to Mumbai, from Aden to start his own business in spices
● 1959 :- Started Reliance Commercial
Corporation with a capital of Rs 15,000 at Mumbai
● 1966 :- Set up a spinning mill at Naroda, near
Ahmedabad; floated Reliance Textiles on a
capital of Rs 15 lakh
● 1977 :- Reliance Textile Industries issued 2.8
million shares in a landmark public issue
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9. ● 1983 :- Reliance sales increased but net
profit declined
● 1988 :- Reliance Petroleum raises
Rs 1,300 crore from two million applicants
● 2000 :- World's largest refinery complex was
commissioned at Jamnagar, valued at over
Rs. 25,000 crores
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10. WORK TO THE
SOCIETY
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11. EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES
• (DA-IICT)- Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology - established by
The Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation (DAF) at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
Community Development
Gave importance for community development.
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12. Healthcare Initiatives
 The DAF has joined the management of Sir Hurkisondas Nurottumdas Hospital and Research
Centre (HNH&RC)
 It is a 28-year-old institution involved in clinical research
 DAF converted this hospital into a patient-focused and not-for-profit.
 Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Lodhivali, District Raigad
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13. RELIANCE AFTER DHIRUBHAI
 In November 2004, Mukesh Ambani in an interview
admitted to having differences with his brother Anil
Over 'ownership issues’
The Reliance empire was split between the Ambani
brothers,
Mukesh Ambani getting RIL and IPCL
 Anil Ambani heading Reliance Capital, Reliance
Energy and Reliance Infocomm.
 Mukesh Ambani is referred to as the Reliance
Industries Limited
 Anil's Group has been renamed Reliance Anil
Dhirubhai Ambani Group (Reliance ADA Group)
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14. PRODUCTS
Polyester
Petro-
chemicals Textiles
Petroleum Retail
Reliance
Oil & Gas Industries Telecom
Limited

15. In popular media
GURU- HINDI FILM BASED
ON DHIRUBHAI AMBANI
IN 1998, A BOOK "THE POLYESTER
PRINCE" IS ALSO AN UNAUTHORIZED
BIOGRAPHY OF DHIRUBHAI AMBANI,
OUTLINING ALL HIS POLITICAL AND
BUSINESS CONQUESTS
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16. Quotes by Dhirubhai Ambani
*"I AM DEAF TO THE WORD "NO"."
 "Thinkbig, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one's
monopoly"
 "You do not require an invitation to make profits"
 "Meeting the deadlines is not good enough, beating the
deadlines is my expectation”
 "We bet on people”
"We cannot change our Rulers, but we can change
the way they Rule Us”
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17. REFERENCES
 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Dhirubhai Ambani
 www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/dhirubhai-ambani.html
 www.google.com/imghp
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