Cyrus S. Poonawalla is an Indian billionaire businessman

the chairman and managing director of the Cyrus Poonawalla Group, which includes the Serum Institute of India

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an Indian biotech company which is the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world and Poonawalla Fincorp a leading NBFC in India

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In 2022, he is ranked as the 4th richest person in India on Forbes India rich list with a net worth of $24.3 billion

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He is ranked number 1 on the Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022

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Cyrus Poonawalla was born in a Gujarati Parsi (Zoroastrian) family

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Poonawalla founded the Serum Institute of India in 1966 and built it to the largest vaccine manufacturer (by doses) in the world

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Serum produces over 1.5 billion doses annually of a range of vaccines, including for measles, polio and flu

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Poonawalla was married to Villoo Poonawalla, who died in 2010 some text

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They have a son, Adar, who currently works as the CEO of Serum Institute of India

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some Padma Shri for his contribution to the field of medicine, by the Government of India in 2005

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soIn May 2019, it was reported that Poonawalla, in partnership with Naum Koen, me text

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had proposed supplying Ukraine with 100 thousand doses of the measles vaccine for free vaccination

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Dean’s medal from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in May 2022

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Padma Bhushan, for his contribution in production of vaccines during COVID-19,in the field of Trade and Industry, by the Government of India in 2022

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