Dhirajlal Hirachand "
Dhirubhai"
Ambani (28 December 1932 – 6 July 2002) was an Indian
business tycoon who founded
Reliance Industries in
Bombay with his cousin. He had been figured in the
The Sunday Times top 50 businessmen in Asia. Ambani took Reliance Industries public in 1977 and by 2007, the combined fortune of the family was $60 billion, making the Ambanis the third richest family in the world. Ambani died on 6 July 2002. In 2016, He was honored posthumously with the
Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honor for his contributions towards the field of Trade and Industry.