PROFILE D.O.B.- 28.12.1932 He was born at Chorwad , Gujurat . Father – Mr. Hirachand Govardhandas Ambani -a school teacher Mother- Mrs. Jamanaben Siblings-Two brothers and two sisters.
CHILDHOOD Extremely demanding child. 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.
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.
1954- Marriage with Kokilaben
First Step Backward decided to start a textile unit of his own decided to buy an old mill and renovate it But just when the deal was to be initiated, one of the partners back stepped from the agreement From then on he decided to build on his own using the best technology irrespective of the cost First factory was built in Naroda , Gujarat which was still a developing area.
Most of his team members were uneducated except for an engineer and 2 matriculates He was an all-in-one package and fixed the troublesome nitty-gritty's. Nylon was decided to be manufactured. Devaluation by the government steeply raised the project cost. Problem of locating trained and experienced textile mill workers In spite of all difficulties, production started on the morning of the target date of 1 September 1966 Motivator and Person of his Words
WORK TO THE SOCIETY
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 Healthcare Initiatives
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