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Yusuf Hamied Wiki Biography

Yusuf Khwaja Hamied (born 1936) is a leading Indian scientist and chairman of Cipla, a socially conscious generic pharmaceuticals company founded by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935.He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honour by Government of India in 2005. 

Full Name Yusuf Hamied
Net Worth $1.1 Billion
Date Of Birth 1936-07-25
Profession Entrepreneur, Businessperson, Scientist
Education Christ’s College, Cambridge
Nationality Indian
Spouse Farida Hamied
Parents Khwaja Abdul Hamied
Siblings Mustafa Hamied, Sophie Ahmed
IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm4491584
Awards Padma Bhushan, CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Business

Self

Title Year Status Character
Fire in the Blood 2013 Documentary Himself
People and Power 2011 TV Series Himself – Chairman – Cipla
60 Minutes 2004 TV Series documentary Himself – Chairman, Cipla (segment “Out of Control”)

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