Dhirubhai Ambani was born in 1932 in Gujarat, India to a school teacher father. He had a demanding childhood and was known for his brilliance and hard work. He campaigned for socialists in his youth but later moved to Aden, Yemen at age 16 to support his family working for a trading firm. He learned the commodity trading business and started his own ventures. In 1962, he started a yarn and spices business that grew into the Reliance textiles company. Reliance textiles became one of the largest textile companies in India before diversifying into other industries. Dhirubhai Ambani passed away in 2002, leaving behind a business empire worth billions of dollars