Editing Dhirubhai Ambani (section)

{{short description|Indian Billionaire Businessman (1932–2002)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Dhirubhai Ambani
| image              = Dhirubhai Ambani 2002 stamp of India.jpg
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| alt                = 
| caption            = Ambani in 2002
| birth_name         = Dhirubhai Ambani
| birth_date         = {{birth date|df=yes|1932|12|28}}
| birth_place        = [[Chorwad]], [[Junagadh State]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />(present-day [[Gujarat]], India)
| death_date         = {{death date and age|df=yes|2002|07|06|1932|12|28}}
| death_place        = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation         = [[Businessman]]
| organization       = [[Reliance Industries]]<br />[[Reliance Capital]]<br />[[Reliance Infrastructure]]<br />[[Reliance Power]]
| spouse             = {{Marriage|Kokila Dhirubhai Ambani|1955|}}
| children           = 4, including [[Mukesh Ambani]] and [[Anil Ambani]]
| relatives          = 
| awards             = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2016) (posthumously)
| citizenship        = [[British India]] (1932–1947)<br />[[Dominion of India]] (1947–1950)<br />[[India]] (1950–2002)
}}

'''Dhirajlal Hirachand "Dhirubhai" Ambani''' (28 December 1932 – 6 July 2002) was an Indian  billionaire businessman who founded [[Reliance Industries]] in 1958. Ambani took Reliance public in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhirubhai Ambani {{!}} Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts {{!}} Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dhirubhai-Ambani |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhirubhai Ambani death anniversary: 3 lesser-known interesting facts about the business tycoon|date=6 July 2020 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/dhirubhai-ambani-death-anniversary-3-lesser-known-interesting-facts-about-the-business-tycoon/616895|access-date=2021-06-26|publisher=[[Times Now]]}}</ref> In 2016, he was honoured posthumously with the [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second-highest civilian honour for his contributions to trade and industry.<ref name="thehindubusinessline-27Mar16">{{cite news |title=Dhirubhai Ambani to be given Padma Vibhushan award posthumously. |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/dhirubhai-ambani-to-be-given-padma-vibhushan-award-posthumously/article8402171.ece |newspaper=[[Business Line]] |date=27 March 2016 |access-date=11 January 2023 |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] }}</ref><ref name="DNA-25Jan16"/> Ambani faced numerous accusations of [[market manipulation]], [[tax evasion]], and [[cronyism]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/economy/story/19900531-ambanis-accused-of-evading-customs-duty-812627-1990-05-30 | title=Ambanis accused of evading customs duty | date=31 May 1990 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://theprint.in/features/remembering-dhirubhai-ambani-the-polyester-prince-who-made-himself-king-of-india-inc/169949/ | title=Remembering Dhirubhai Ambani, the polyester prince who made himself king of India Inc | website=[[ThePrint]] | date=28 December 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/1994-ncd-case-court-rejects-ril-plea-for-internal-sebi-report/article26314208.ece | title=1994 NCD case: Court rejects RIL plea for internal SEBI report | date=19 February 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://thewire.in/books/the-unhappy-prince-how-dhirubhai-ambani-buried-a-book | title=The Unhappy Prince: How Reliance Buried a Book }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/lock-stock-and-reliance/article5746256.ece | title=Lock, stock, and Reliance | date=5 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Murder for hire, high finance and a big dose of family feud |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1989/08/27/murder-for-hire-high-finance-and-a-big-dose-of-family-feud/3429061c-109b-43f8-b420-976b362e396b/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=1989-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721055520/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1989/08/27/murder-for-hire-high-finance-and-a-big-dose-of-family-feud/3429061c-109b-43f8-b420-976b362e396b/ |archive-date=2020-07-21 |url-status=live |last1=Coll |first1=Steve}}</ref>