Yusuf Hamied

Yusuf Hamied
Hamied (left) receiving Padma Bhushan from the then President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam (right).
Born (1936-07-25) 25 July 1936 (age 88)
Wilno, Wilno Voivodeship, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania)
NationalityIndian
EducationChrist's College, Cambridge
TitleChairman, Cipla
SuccessorM. K. Hamied
SpouseFarida
Childrennone
Parent(s)Khwaja Abdul Hamied, Luba Derczanska
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Yusuf Khwaja Hamied (born 25 July 1936) is an Indian scientist, billionaire businessman and the chairman of Cipla, a generic pharmaceuticals company founded by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935.[1] He is also an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.[2]

  1. ^ Sarah Boseley (18 February 2003). "Yusuf Hamied, generic drugs boss | World news". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Fellows Elected 2019" (PDF). Indian National Science Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.