Dhirajlal Hirachand "Dhirubhai" Ambani (28 December 1932, Chorwad, Gujarat, India – 6 July 2002, Mumbai, India) was an Indian billionaire businessman who founded Reliance Industries in 1958. Ambani took Reliance public in 1977.[1][2] In 2016, he was honoured posthumously with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour for his contributions to trade and industry.[3][4] Ambani faced numerous accusations of market manipulation, tax evasion, and cronyism.