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Early Career: Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani (28 December 1932 - 6 July 2002) Better Known

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Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani (28 December 1932 6 July 2002) better known as 'Dhirubhai Ambani' The Indian business

s tycoon founded Reliance Industries in Mumbai with his cousin. Dhirubhai has figured in the Sunday Times list of 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 Ambani's the second richest family in the world.

Early career
Dhirubhai Ambani started, of by working with a firm in Yemen in the 1950s. He worked with A. Besse & Co. for a salary of Rs.300 (Present Day $6.64). Two years later, A. Besse & Co. became the distributors for Shell products, and Dhirubhai was promoted to manage the companys filling station at the port of Aden. He was married to Kokilaben and had 2 sons, Mukesh, Anil and two daughters , Nina Kothari, Deepti Salgaonkar. He also worked in Dubai for some time during his early years. During those days of him, the Yemini Rial was made of pure silver coins and was in much demand at the London Bullion Exchange. Young Dhirubhai bought the Rials, melted them into pure silver and sold it to the bullion traders in London. During the latter part of his life, while talking to reporters, it is believed that he said The margins were small but it was money for jam. After three months, it was stopped. But I made a few lakhs. In short, I was a manipulator. A very good manipulator. But I dont believe in not taking opportunities.

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