Rank #479
Sudhir Mehta
Net worth $7.8B
Pharmaceuticals, power · India
- Born
- Apr 10, 1954
- Age
- 72
- Source
- Pharmaceuticals, power
- Residence
- Ahmedabad
- Citizenship
- India
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Sudhir Mehta is chairman emeritus of the Ahmedabad-based Torrent Group comprising Torrent Pharma, Torrent Power and Torrent Gas.
- His younger brother Samir Mehta, also a billionaire, chairs the pharma and power companies.
- His son Jinal Mehta is managing director of Torrent Power. His younger son Varun is executive director in the power business.
- Torrent Power distributes electricity to more than 4 million customers across India.
- In February 2026, Torrent Pharma completed the acquisition of a 48% stake in rival JB Chemicals for $1.3 billion.
- The 67-year-old pharma company was founded by their late father Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta, who was a salesman for Swiss pharma giant Sandoz.
- His father started his career as a government clerk in 1944.
- To mark the birth centenary of their late father, he and his billionaire brother Samir committed over $600 million to the family's UNM Foundation in 2024.
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