Ajay Piramal

Ajay Piramal (#1369)

Global Rank #1369

Country Rank #81

Country India

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$ 3 B
Pharmaceuticals
India
M
71 Years

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Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,369

Country Rank #81

Net Worth $3.1B

Previous Worth $3.1B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country India

Industry Pharmaceuticals

Age 71 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Last Refreshed 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 AM

Residence Mumbai, India

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Personal Stats

Age 70

Source Of Wealth Pharmaceuticals

Residence Mumbai, India

Citizenship India

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Mumbai; Master of Business Administration, University of Mumbai

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $3.1B

Current Net Worth $3.1B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Ajay Piramal started out in his family's textile business at age 22 in 1977 but went on to build a pharma empire through acquisitions. Piramal inked his biggest deal in 2010 when he sold his domestic formulations business to Abbott Labs for $3.8 billion. In 2020, Piramal sold his glass manufacturer Piramal Glass to private equity firm Blackstone for $1 billion. In 2022, Piramal demerged the pharma and financial services businesses of his flagship Piramal Enterprises. Piramal Pharma was listed in October 2022. Piramal's wife Swati is vice chairperson, while his daughter Nandini and son Anand have board seats.

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Piramal is a non-executive director of Tata Sons, the holding outfit of Indian conglomerate Tata Group.

His son Anand got married to Mukesh Ambani's daughter, Isha, in December 2018. The wedding cost an estimated $100 million.

Piramal Alternatives, Piramal Group's fund management business, invested 2.5 billion rupees in electric bus maker, PMI Electro Mobility Solutions, in October 2023.

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Current Net Worth: $3.1B (May 4, 2026)