Yusuf Hamied

Yusuf Hamied
Hamied (left) receiving Padma Bhushan from the then President of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (right).
Born (1936-07-25) 25 July 1936
Wilno, Wilno Voivodeship, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania)
NationalityIndian
EducationChrist's College, Cambridge
TitleChairman, Cipla
SuccessorM. K. Hamied
SpouseFarida
Childrennone
Parent(s)Khwaja Abdul Hamied (father)
Luba Derczanska (mother)
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Yusuf Khwaja Hamied (born 25 July 1936) is an Indian scientist, billionaire businessman and the chairman of Cipla, a generic pharmaceuticals company founded by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935. He is also an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.

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