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Meet Yohan Poonawalla, Adar Poonawalla's cousin, collector with cars worth over Rs 100 crore, bigger than Mukesh Ambani

Yohan Poonawalla is the Chairman of Poonawalla Engineering Group and El-O- Matic India Pvt Ltd and he is also a shareholder in Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd and Chairman of Poonawalla Financials Pvt Ltd.

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Poonawalla family is one of the richest families in India and since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the name has made it to the news several times due to the Serum Institute of India’s contribution in vaccinating the citizens. 

The Poonawalla family is not only known for their contribution to society and philanthropy, but also for their exotic taste and a fine collection of jewellery, and cars, among other things. 

When talking about exotic things, one can not forget the name of billionaire Yohan Poonawalla, the elder cousin of Adar Poonawalla who owns a range of exclusive cars that are worth more than Rs 100 crore. He also owns private helicopters and likes to flaunt his cars with his initials ‘YZP’ on them.

Who is Yohan Poonawalla?

Yohan Poonawalla was born in 1972 to billionaire business tycoon, Zavaray Poonawalla and Behroze. He attended The Bishops School in Pune before earning his MBA in the UK and his master’s degree at Wadia College in Pune.

Yohan Poonawalla is the Chairman of Poonawalla Engineering Group and El-O- Matic India Pvt Ltd and he is also a shareholder in Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd and Chairman of Poonawalla Financials Pvt Ltd. 

Apart from this, he is also the Director of the Poonawalla Stud Farms and Poonawalla Racing and Breeding. Yohan Poonawalla is the son of Zavaray Poonawalla who co-founded the biopharmaceuticals firm Serum Institute of India along with his brother Cyrus Poonawalla in 1966. 

Yohan Poonawalla is a well-known name among the horse-racing community. Poonawalla Stud Farms has exported many champion horses who have won and created a benchmark in many countries such as the USA, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, and Malaysia. Currently, the net worth of the Poonawalla family is believed to be well over $27 billion.

Yohan Poonawalla is also a luxury car collector. His first car was a 1931 Chevy and as the family rose to new heights, Yohan Poonawalla’s garage also got bigger and better. The billionaire now owns a wide variety of cars and a few of them are quite rare in a country like India. Exotic cars owned by Yohan Poonawalla include the Bentley Bentayga, Land Rover Defender, Ferrari 488 Pista Spider, Rolls-Royce Phantom, and Lamborghini Gallardo among others. The cars Yohan Poonawalla owns are worth more than Rs 100 crore, much bigger than Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani.

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