| 1. Yusuf Khwaja Hamied is an Indian scientist and a prominent businessman. |
| 2. He serves as the chairman of Cipla, an Indian company specializing in generic medicines. |
| 3. Yusuf Hamied is recognized for advocating against large western drug companies to increase access to affordable AIDS medications and essential drugs for disadvantaged populations in developing nations. |
| 4. The Cipla company was founded in 1935 by Yusuf Hamied's father, Khwaja Abdul Hamied. |
| 5. Yusuf Hamied is esteemed as a fellow member of the Indian National Science Academy. |
| 6. He obtained his PhD in organic chemistry in 1960 from the University of Cambridge under the tutelage of Nobel laureate Lord Alexander Todd. |
| 7. He obtained his PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Cambridge under the tutelage of Nobel laureate Lord Alexander Todd. |
| 8. Under his leadership, Cipla made Triomune (first-line anti-retroviral therapy for AIDS) available at less than $1 per patient per day in 2001, hailed as a major breakthrough in the fight against AIDS. |
| 9. More than six million people in the developing world now receive AIDS treatment through Cipla's affordable generic drugs, up from little more than 2,000 in 2001. |
| 10. Cipla operates with over 2,000 generic products made available across 183 countries under his leadership. |
| 11. He has been characterized as a modern-day Robin Hood for his efforts to eradicate AIDS in the developing world and provide life-saving medicines regardless of patients' ability to pay. |
