If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs. About Dhirubhai Ambani Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, popularly known as Dhirubhai Ambani, was an Indian business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries. Ambani took Reliance public in 1977 and was worth US$2.9 billion in 2002 upon his death.