Yusuf Hamied

Yusuf Hamied (#1720)

Global Rank #1720

Country Rank #112

Country India

I've done more humanitarian work than Bill Gates and Warren Buffett put together.

$ 2 B
Pharmaceuticals
India
M
89 Years

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Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,720

Country Rank #112

Net Worth $2.4B

Previous Worth $2.4B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country India

Industry Pharmaceuticals

Age 89 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Mumbai, India

Citizenship India

World Billionaires List India Billionaires Pharmaceuticals

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Personal Stats

Age 89

Source Of Wealth Pharmaceuticals

Residence Mumbai, India

Citizenship India

Marital Status Married

Education Doctorate, University of Cambridge

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

Previous Net Worth $2.4B

Current Net Worth $2.4B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Yusuf Hamied is the non-executive chairman of Mumbai-based generics maker Cipla. Cipla was founded in 1935 by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi. After the patriarch passed away in 1972, Cambridge-educated Hamied and his brother Mustafa inherited the business. Hamied took on big pharmaceutical companies, offering low-cost generic drugs for diseases such as AIDS, earning the label of drug pirate. At the annual shareholders' meeting in 2023, Hamied called reports of a potential stake sale in Cipla by the family to a private equity firm as "speculative."

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#1676

Billionaires (2026)

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His niece Samina Hamied was Cipla's executive vice-chairman until March 2024.

Renowned music conductor Zubin Mehta is Hamied's childhood pal.

Cambridge University has named a building after him, making him the first Indian to get that honor.

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Current Net Worth: $2.4B (May 4, 2026)