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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has topped the Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022?
A
Dr Harsh Vardhan
B
Dr Cyrus S Poonawalla
C
Dr Sanjay Mehta
D
Dr Sanjeet Verma
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The Chairman and Managing Director of Serum Institute of India, Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla has topped the Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gautam Adani has surged ahead to the top spot beating Mukesh Ambani with wealth more than doubling (116%) in the last year. He is ahead of the second-ranking Ambani by more than INR 3,00,000 crore.

Detailed explanation-3: -Overall, Cyrus Poonawalla, chairman of the Poonawalla Group, topped the list as the wealthiest healthcare executive in the world. The Poonawalla Group includes the Serum Institute of India, India’s top biotech company and the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses, according to Forbes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The threshold for the Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022 is US$3bn, and the total wealth of the world’s top 100 entrepreneurs in the healthcare industry is US$721bn. They come from 12 countries. The average age is 67 years old, 3 years older than the average age of the Hurun Global Rich List.

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