Awards and Recognitions
- October 2011-Awarded posthumously the ABLF Global Asian Award at the Asian Business Leadership Forum Awards.
- November 2000–Conferred Man Of The Century award by Chemtech Foundation and Chemical Engineering World in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the growth and development of the chemical industry in India.
- 2000, 1998 and 1996– Featured among Power 50-the most powerful people in Asia by Asiaweek magazine.
- June 1998 - "Dean's Medal" by The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, for setting an outstanding example of leadership. Dhirubhai Ambani has the rare distinction of being the first Indian to get Wharton School Dean's Medal
- August 2001 – Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence for Lifetime Achievement.
- Dhirubhai Ambani was named the "Man of 20th Century" by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
- A poll conducted by The Times of India in 2000 voted him "Greatest Creator of Wealth In The Centuries".
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