presented By: Shanu Saxena

MBA KCMT BAREILLY

DHIRUBHAI HIRACHAND AMBANI

• “THINK BIG THINK FAST THINK A HEAD IDEAS ARE NO ONE’S MONOPOLY.”

BIRTH

• D.O.B.- (28 December1932 – 6 July 2002)

• He born at Chorwad, of Gujarat

• Father - Hirachand Govardhandas Ambani -a school teacher

• Mother- Jamanaben- a thrifty(िकिफ़ायती) woman

• Two brothers and two sisters.

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.

CHANGE IN LIFE IN ADEN (1949-1958)

Aden is a seaport city in Yemen

• 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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He learnt the ways of :

commodity trading

high seas purchase and sales

marketing and distribution

currency trading

money management to learn the tricks of the trade

He offered to work free for a Gujarati trading firm. There he learnt :

accounting

book keeping

preparing shipping papers and documents

dealing with banks

insurance companies.,

skills that would come handy when he launched him self into trading about a decade afterwards in Bombay .

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 Ahmadabad; floated Reliance Textiles on a capital of Rs 15 lakh.

● 1977 :- Reliance Textile Industries issued 2.8 million shares in a landmark public issue.

● 1983 :- Reliance sales increased but net profit declined.

● 1988 :- Reliance Petroleum raises Rs 1,300 crore from two million applicants.

● 2000 :- Worlds largest refinery complex was commissioned at Jamnagar, valued at over Rs. 25,000 crores.

Awards and recognitions

• November 2000 – Conferred 'Man of the Century' award by Chemtech Foundation

• 2000, 1998 and 1996 – Featured among 'Power 50 - the most powerful people in Asia by Asiaweek magazine.

• June 1998 - Dean's Medal by The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

• August 2001 – Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence for Lifetime Achievement

• Dhirubhai Ambani was named the Man of 20th Century by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

• A poll conducted by The Times of India in 2000 voted Him "Greatest Creator of Wealth In The Centuries". He is the true son of India'

WORK TO THE SOCIETY

EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES

• 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.

Healthcare Initiatives

• The DAF has joined the management Healthcare Initiatives of Sir Hurkisondas Nurottumdas Hospital and Research Centre (HNH& It is RC) DAF converted this a 28-year-old institution involved in clinical research Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, hospital into a patient-focused and not-for-profit. Lodhivali, District Raigad.

• After November 2004, Mukesh Ambani & Anil Ambani take care his business.

• Mukesh Ambani getting RIL and IPCL, Mukesh Ambani is referred to as Capital, Reliance Energy and Reliance Infocomm. Anils Group has been renamed Reliance, the Reliance Industries Limited Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.

Inspiration for Our life

• Think big, think fast, think ahead

• Determination and with Perfection

• Think Positive & Get Positive

• Hard-work & Passionate, Professionalism

• Goal Setter, Leadership Skill

• Last at least Time Management

A film inspired by the life of Dhiru bhai was set to release in January 2007. The Hindi Film Guru,

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