Claim: Mukesh Ambani's father founded Reliance Industries.
Evidence: He is the elder son of the late Dhirubhai Ambani and Kokilaben Ambani and the brother of Anil Ambani.
Dhirajlal Hirachand `` Dhirubhai '' Ambani -LRB- 28 December 1932 -- 6 July 2002 -RRB- was an Indian business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries in Bombay with his cousin.