# Cyrus S. Poonawalla

_Indian businessman_

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> Cyrus Soli Poonawalla (born 11 May 1941) is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman and managing director of the Cyrus Poonawalla Group, which includes the Serum Institute of India, an Indian biotech company which is the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world, and Poonawalla Fincorp, a leading NBFC in India. In 2022, he was ranked as the 4th richest person in India on Forbes India rich list with a net worth of $24.3 billion. He was ranked number 1 on the Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 11 May 1941 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5201141#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Pune ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5201141#P19))
- **Citizenship:** India; British Raj ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5201141#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5201141#P106))
- **Education:** Savitribai Phule Pune University; The Bishop's School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5201141#P69))
- **Spouse:** Villoo Poonawalla ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5201141#P26))
- **Awards:** Padma Shri in Medicine; Padma Bhushan in Trade & Industry ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5201141#P166))

## About

In October 2024, Poonawalla and his family were ranked ninth on Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, with a net worth of $22.1 billion.

## Questions

**When was Cyrus S. Poonawalla born?**  
Cyrus S. Poonawalla was born on 11 May 1941 in Pune.

**Where did Cyrus S. Poonawalla study?**  
Cyrus S. Poonawalla was educated at Savitribai Phule Pune University, The Bishop's School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Cyrus S. Poonawalla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_S._Poonawalla) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5201141](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5201141) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley felicitating Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, at the Iranshah Udvada Utsav, in Udvada, Gujarat on December 27, 2015.jpg by Ministry of Finance of India (GODL-India)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Union_Minister_for_Finance,_Corporate_Affairs_and_Information_%26_Broadcasting,_Shri_Arun_Jaitley_felicitating_Dr._Cyrus_Poonawalla,_at_the_Iranshah_Udvada_Utsav,_in_Udvada,_Gujarat_on_December_27,_2015.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Cyrus S. Poonawalla, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley felicitating Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, at the Iranshah Udvada Utsav, in Udvada, Gujarat on December 27, 2015.jpg — Ministry of Finance of India, GODL-India.

## Cite this page

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