5. Dilip Shanghvi

• Net Worth: $13.9 B                                                                       
• Source of Wealth: pharmaceuticals
• Citizen: India
• Age: 58

A graduate in Commerce from Calcutta University, Dilip Shanghvi is the fifth richest Indian with a net worth of $9.2B! He founded the company Sun Pharmaceuticals in the year 1982. Sun Pharmaceuticals is a pharma research and drug discovering company. Since its inception, Shanghvi has been Managing Director. It is also India’s most valuable pharma company ahead of Ranbaxy, Cipla and Dr. Reddy’s.