Chirayu Amin

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Chirayu Amin
Nationality Indian
Education Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (B.A.)
Seton Hall University (MBA)
Occupation(s) Chairman & managing director of Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd and president of the Baroda Cricket Association.
SpouseMalika Amin
Children3

Chirayu Amin is an Indian billionaire businessman and cricket administrator. He is the chairman and managing director of Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Alembic Group. [1] [2] He was the chairman of the Indian Premier League and vice president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. [3] He was also the chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce. He also served as the president of the Baroda Cricket Association. [4] As of May 2021, Amin has a net worth of US$1.8 Billion dollars as mentioned by Forbes. [1]

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In January 2021, he was awarded the lifetime achievement award by the Federation of Gujarat Industries (FGI). [5]

Personal life

His wife, Malika Chirayu Amin, has been named among the India's richest woman in 2020 by Kotak Wealth Hurun. [6]

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References

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  3. "IPL appoint Chirayu Amin as interim chairman after Lalit Modi suspended". The Telegraph . 26 April 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. "Amin a contrast to flamboyant Modi". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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  6. "HCL Tech's Roshni Nadar is India's richest woman in 2020, according to Kotak Wealth Hurun India list". Business Insider.