Dhirubhai Ambani, an Indian businessman, was born in 1932.
Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, better known as Dhirubhai Ambani, was an Indian business mogul who created Reliance Industries on December 28, 1932. Ambani took Reliance public in 1977 and was worth $2.9 billion at the time of his death in 2002. He was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour, in 2016 for his services to commerce and industry.
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