Pankaj Patel

Pankaj Patel (#413)

Global Rank #413

Country Rank #18

Country India

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$ 9 B
Pharmaceuticals
India
M
73 Years

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Quick Facts

Global Rank #413

Country Rank #18

Net Worth $8.5B

Previous Worth $8.5B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country India

Industry Pharmaceuticals

Age 73 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 3, 2026

Residence Ahmedabad, India

Citizenship India

World Billionaires List India Billionaires Pharmaceuticals

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Personal Stats

Age 73

Source Of Wealth Pharmaceuticals

Residence Ahmedabad, India

Citizenship India

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Gujarat University; Master of Science, Gujarat University

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

Previous Net Worth $8.5B

Current Net Worth $8.5B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Indian pharma magnate Pankaj Patel controls listed company Zydus Lifesciences (formerly Cadila Healthcare), which was cofounded by his late father in 1952 to make vitamins. A pharmacy grad, Patel joined the firm in 1976 and took charge in 1995 after a formal separation between the two founding families. The $2.75 billion (revenue) pharmaceutical company is headquartered in Ahmedabad. His son Sharvil Patel has been the company's managing director since 2017. In August 2025, consumer arm Zydus Wellness acquired U.K.-based vitamins and minerals firm Comfort Click for about $325 million.

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#440

Billionaires (2026)

#27

India's Richest (2025)

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Patel chairs the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and is chairman of the board of governors of the Institute of Management Udaipur.

Fellow billionaire Bhadresh Shah and Upasana Konidela, the granddaughter of healthcare billionaire Prathap Reddy, have board seats at Zydus Lifesciences.

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Current Net Worth: $8.5B (May 3, 2026)