Karsanbhai Patel

Karsanbhai Khodidas Patel (born 1945, Ruppur, Patan, Gujarat) is an Indian billionaire businessman, industrialist and founder of the Nirma group a company with major business interests in cements, detergents, soaps and cosmetics. As of 2021 Forbes has listed his net worth at US$4.9 billion. He has interests in education, and founded leading pharmacy college (Nirma Institute of Pharmacy)and a leading engineering college/ university .