Pankaj Patel
$11.12B
as of 07/05/24
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 $2.1 billion (revenue) generics maker is headquartered in Ahmedabad.
His son Sharvil has been the company's managing director since July 2017.
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Citizenship
IndiaSource of wealth
PharmaceuticalsResidence
Ahmedabad, IndiaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/19/53 (age 71)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Gujarat University; Master of Science, Gujarat UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingPankaj Patel’s fortune is worth
185K
troy ounces of gold
171K
median U.S. household
111K
median U.S. income
0.222%
U.S. credit card volume
0.044%
GDP of the United States
0.033%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Patel is also chairman of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Management-Udaipur.
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Financial assets
BSE INDIA | 532321-IN
Cadila HealthcareBSE INDIA | 531335-IN
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