Pankaj Patel
$8B
$92.7M (-1.1%)
as of 03/13/26
About Pankaj Patel
Indian pharma magnate Pankaj Patel controls listed company Zydus Lifesciences (formerly Cadila Healthcare), which was cofounded by his late father in 1952 to make vitamins.
A pharmacy grad, Patel joined the firm in 1976 and took charge in 1995 after a formal separation between the two founding families.
The $2.75 billion (revenue) pharmaceutical company is headquartered in Ahmedabad.
His son Sharvil Patel has been the company's managing director since 2017.
In August 2025, consumer arm Zydus Wellness acquired U.K.-based vitamins and minerals firm Comfort Click for about $325 million.
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Citizenship
IndiaSource of wealth
PharmaceuticalsResidence
Ahmedabad, IndiaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/19/53 (age 72)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Gujarat University; Master of Science, Gujarat UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingPankaj Patel’s fortune is worth
133K
troy ounces of gold
123K
median U.S. household
80K
median U.S. income
0.16%
U.S. credit card volume
0.032%
GDP of the United States
0.024%
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Patel chairs the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and is chairman of the board of governors of the Institute of Management Udaipur.
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BSE INDIA | 532321-IN
Cadila HealthcareBSE INDIA | 531335-IN
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