Portrait of Chirayu Amin

Rank #2673

Chirayu Amin

Net worth $1.5B

Pharmaceuticals · India

Born
Dec 04, 1946
Age
79
Source
Pharmaceuticals
Residence
Baroda
Citizenship
India
Marital status
Married
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Baroda University; Master of Business Administration, Seton Hall University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Pharma tycoon Chirayu Amin's Alembic Pharmaceuticals is one of India's oldest pharma companies.
  • Alembic was founded by Amin's grandfather in 1907 to make tincture and alcohol.
  • Today, Alembic gets more than a third of its annual revenue from the domestic market selling generic drugs, including popular cough syrup Glycodin.
  • While Amin is chairman and chief executive, his three sons work in different parts of the business.
  • Amin is the brother-in-law of consumer goods billionaire Harsh Mariwala.
  • Amin was head of the Indian Premier League for 17 months after its founder Lalit Modi was sacked in 2010.

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