Murali Divi
Murali Divi
Anil Kumar for Forbes India
At a Glance
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Age64
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Earnings$ 2.28 Billion
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Source of earningsPharmaceuticals
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Marital StatusMarried
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Children2
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ResidenceHyderabad
Forbes India Lists
#42 India Rich List 2015
#45 India Rich List Rank 2014
#60 India Rich List Rank 2013
Profile
U.S. educated chemist founded generics maker Divi's Laboratories 25 years ago. Shares of the $472 million (revenues) company are up 22% from last year, buoyed partly by a 45% spurt in net profits in a recent quarter to $26 million. Divi, whose factory was hit by a cyclone last year, has decided to invest $75 million in a new factory to "de-risk our business," he says. Divi enjoys horticulture and grows his own orchids.
