Dilip Shanghvi Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Dilip Shantilal Shanghvi
Profession	Businessman
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Gray
Career
Awards, Honours, Achievements	2007: First Generation Entrepreneur of the Year Award by CNBC TV18 2008: Entrepreneur of the Year Award by The Economic Times 2008: CEO of the Year Award by Business Standard 2011: Indian of the Year (Business) Award by CNN-IBN 2011: Businessman of the Year by Business India 2011: World Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Ernst & Young 2014: Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Forbes 2014: Business Leader of the Year Award by The Economic Times 2015: NDTV Business Leader of the Year Award 2016: Padma Shri for his distinguished contribution to the Indian Trade and Industry 2017: Entrepreneur of the Year by All India Management Association (AIMA) 2019: Honorary Doctorate by Tel Aviv University in Israel 2020: Featured on India Today's 'Power List of 50 Influential Personalities in India' 2021: Featured on India Today's 'Power List of 50 Influential Personalities in India' 2022: Lifetime Achievement Award at Indian Family Business Awards (IFBA) 2024: Distinguished Fellow of IOD by Institute of Directors (IOD), India
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 October 1955 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	69 Years
Birthplace	Amreli, Gujarat, India
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Amreli
School	J. J. Ajmera High School (now Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society School), Kolkata, West Bengal
College/University	University of Calcutta
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Commerce
Religion	Hinduism
Ethnicity	Gujarati
Caste	Vaishnav Kapol Vania
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year, 1982
Family
Wife/Spouse	Vibha Shanghvi (businesswoman)
Children	Son- Aalok Shanghvi (executive director of Sun Pharma) Daughter- Vidhi Shanghvi (vice president of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.)
Parents	Father- Shantilal N. Shanghvi (businessman) (deceased) Mother- Kumud S. Shanghvi (deceased)
Favourites
Cuisine	South Indian
Restaurant(s)	Cafe Mysore, Cafe Madras
Novel	Harry Potter
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Rolls-Royce Ghost • Bentley Mulsanne • BMW X5 • Mercedes-Benz G-Class • Audi A8
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$29.1 billion (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dilip Shanghvi

• Dilip Shanghvi hails from a family with a business background.

• He grew up in Kolkata’s Burrabazar neighbourhood.

• He is often mistakenly believed to be a Jain.

• At a young age, Dilip began helping his father in their family business, a wholesale medicine dealership specialising in generic drugs based in Kolkata.

• While working in his father’s wholesale medicine business, Shanghvi came up with the idea of manufacturing his own drugs instead of selling those made by others.

• In 1982, Shanghvi borrowed money from his father and established Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited with an initial investment of Rs. 10,000. His first manufacturing unit was set up in Vapi, Gujarat, which was focused on producing a single psychiatry drug. He started with a team of five workers.

• Sun Pharma began producing cardiology products in 1987 and gastroenterology products in 1989.
  

  Dilip Shanghvi in a lab of Sun Pharma

• After acquiring Milmet Labs, Sun Pharma expanded into ophthalmology. In 1987, the company was ranked 108th in India, but it rose to 6th place over time.

• Under Dilip’s leadership, Sun Pharma grew rapidly and by 1997, it expanded its global presence by acquiring Caraco Pharma, a US-based company.

• In 2007, Sun Pharma expanded further by acquiring Israel’s Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
  

  From top left to right: Abhay Gandhi (CEO-India Business-Sun Pharma), Kal Sundaram (CEO-TARO); middle row (L-R): Israel Makov (Chairman, Sun Pharma), Dilip Shanghvi (Founder and MD, Sun Pharma), Uday Baldota (CFO, Sun Pharma); bottom: Kirti Ganorkar (Senior VP, Business Development, Sun Pharma)

• In 2012, Dilip Shanghvi resigned as chairman of Sun Pharma and appointed Israel Makov, a former CEO of Teva Pharmaceuticals, to lead the company. Dilip, however, continued serving as managing director.
  

  Dilip Shanghvi and Israel Makov

• In April 2014, Sun Pharma decided to buy Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited from its majority shareholder, Daiichi Sankyo, for $3.2 billion in shares and $800 million in debt.

• Sun Pharma and Daiichi’s deal was completed in March 2015, making Sun the biggest drug company in India and the fifth-largest globally. Daiichi also became Sun Pharma’s second biggest shareholder.

• In 2016, the Human Resource Development Ministry appointed Dilip as the chairman of the board of governors at IIT Bombay.
  

  Dilip Shanghvi (left) as the Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIT Bombay

• In 2017, he was appointed as a trustee of the Rhodes Scholarship programme at Oxford University.

• In January 2018, Dilip Shanghvi was selected by the Indian government to join the Reserve Bank of India’s 21-member central board committee.

• In 2019, Dilip Shanghvi’s first biography, ‘The Reluctant Billionaire,’ was published by journalist Soma Das. The book was nominated for the Tata Literature Live! Literary Award for Best Business Book in November 2019.
  

  The cover page of the book ‘The Reluctant Billionaire’ (2019)

• In May 2021 he stepped down as Managing director of Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited (SPARC), a biopharmaceutical company founded in 2007 after splitting from Sun Pharma. But, he continued to serve as its non-executive director and chairman.

• In 2022, the Government of Gujarat appointed him as the chairman of Gujarat Biotechnology University (GBU).
  

  Dilip Shanghvi (third from the left) at the 1st convocation of Gujarat Biotechnology University

• In 2024, Dilip became the fifth richest person in India with a net worth of $29.1 billion.

• Dilip is an ardent follower of Shrinathji and often travels with his family to Nathdwara in Rajasthan to visit the temple. His offices and factories are filled with pictures and idols of Shrinathji.

• Dilip Shanghvi is an avid reader and has read all books in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. A colleague from Lupin Limited once spotted him reading one of the books while on a flight.

• He enjoys watching movies, especially on their release day.