Dilip Shanghvi, Chairman, Sun Pharmaceuticals, is the sixth in the Business Standard list of richest Indians, with a net worth of Rs 3,027 crore ($665 million million).
A first generation entrepreneur, Sanghvi's Sun Pharma ranks among the top five pharma companies.
Shanghvi was inducted into his father's small pharma trade business when he was 18 and a commerce undergraduate at Calcutta University.
Sun Pharma was started in 1983 and with a leadership presence across speciality therapy areas in the domestic market, continues to be one of the fastest growing pharma companies. Sun Pharma sells ethical prescription brands across 36 markets, including the American and European markets.
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