Yusuf Hamied (Indian Scientist) Biography

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Profession	Scientist, Entrepreneur
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	25/07/1936
Age	89 years
Birthplace	Wilno, Wilno Voivodeship, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania)

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Full name	Yusuf Khwaja Hamied

School	The Cathedral and John Connon School, Bombay
College/University	St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai Christ's College, University of Cambridge
Educational Qualifications	Bachelors of Arts at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai Masters of Arts (1954) and Ph.D. (steroid chemistry, applied organic chemistry) at Christ's College, University of Cambridge (1960) Honorary Degree by the University of Cambridge (2014)

Religion	Islam

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year, 1954

Father

Khwaja Abdul Hamied (founder of Cipla, India's oldest pharmaceutical company)

Mother

Luba Derczanska (social reformer)

Siblings

Brother	Mustafa Khwaja Hamied (non-executive vice-chairman of Cipla)
Sister	Sophie Ahmed

Spouse

Farida Yusuf Hamied (director of Mn Rajkumar Garments Private Limited and Alps Remedies Private Limited)

Children

He has no children

Award and Honors	2005: Padma Bhushan (India's third highest civilian honour by the Government of India) 2012: The 'CNN-IBN Indian of the Year' award in the business category from CNN-IBN 2013: One of India's '25 Greatest Global Living Legends' by NDTV 2013: Included in the list of richest Indians by Forbes magazine 2016: The Forbes India Lifetime Achievement Award 2019: Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society, London

Award and Honors

2005: Padma Bhushan (India's third highest civilian honour by the Government of India)
2012: The 'CNN-IBN Indian of the Year' award in the business category from CNN-IBN
2013: One of India's '25 Greatest Global Living Legends' by NDTV
2013: Included in the list of richest Indians by Forbes magazine
2016: The Forbes India Lifetime Achievement Award
2019: Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society, London

1. Yusuf Khwaja Hamied is an Indian scientist and a prominent businessman.
2. He serves as the chairman of Cipla, an Indian company specializing in generic medicines.
3. Yusuf Hamied is recognized for advocating against large western drug companies to increase access to affordable AIDS medications and essential drugs for disadvantaged populations in developing nations.
4. The Cipla company was founded in 1935 by Yusuf Hamied's father, Khwaja Abdul Hamied.
5. Yusuf Hamied is esteemed as a fellow member of the Indian National Science Academy.