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Devi Shetty

India 73 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Healthcare
Industry
Healthcare
Residence
Bangalore
Education
University of Mysore (Medical Doctor)
Marital Status
Married
Children
4

Assets

  • Narayana Hrudayalaya
    129,300,000 shares @ -
    -
    539551-IN

Biography

Cardiac surgeon Devi Shetty founded and runs Bangalore-based hospital chain Narayana Health.

It has 47 healthcare facilities including a hospital in the Cayman Islands.

U.K.-trained Shetty founded Narayana Health as Narayana Hrudayalaya in the year 2000.

Shetty took the company public in 2015. Biopharma billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has a small stake in the company.

An ardent advocate of affordable healthcare, Shetty helped design the Yeshasvini scheme, a micro-insurance program in his home state of Karnataka.

About

He's often seen in his trademark blue surgeon's outfit.

Shetty was Mother Teresa's personal physician.

In November 2025, Narayana Health, inked a deal to acquire UK's Practice Plus Group Hospitals for $248 million.