Chirayu Amin

Chirayu Amin
Chirayu Amin
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At a Glance
  • Age
    68
  • Earnings
    $ 1.22 Billion
  • Source of earnings
    Pharmaceuticals
  • Marital Status
    Married
  • Children
    3
  • Residence
    Vadodara

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#93 India Rich List 2015


Profile

Makes debut after shares of his Alembic Pharmaceuticals rose 55% in past 12 months, spurred by increased revenues and profitability. The maker of generic drugs, which gets more than half its $330 million sales from the domestic market, has popular cough syrup Glycodin in its portfolio. It's now aiming to launch about 30 products in the U.S. over the next 3 years. It acquired a 49% stake in Adwiya Mami, an Algerian drugmaker, in October. The Alembic Group was set up by his grandfather in 1907 to make tinctures and alcohol. Amin is the brother-in-law of Harsh Mariwala (No. 35).
He was head of the controversial Indian Premier League for 17 months after its founder Lalit Modi was sacked in 2010.