Who is Zhong Huijuan?
Zhong Huijuan is the chairwoman and chief executive of Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group, the Hong Kong-listed Chinese drugmaker based in Lianyungang, and a former chemistry teacher. Forbes’ real-time list valued her at $18.5 billion on 13 November 2026, 147th in the world, and ranked her 20th on its China’s 100 Richest 2026 list, published on 4 November 1. Forbes classes her fortune as self-made.
How did Zhong Huijuan make her money?
Through Hansoh, which listed in Hong Kong in 2019 and raised about $1 billion 2. Bloomberg credits her with a 64% stake held through the Sunrise Trust, based on the company’s August 2025 filing 4. In 2026 Hansoh announced a $15 billion deal with Roche to develop antibody drugs 1.
Early life and education
She was born in April 1961 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province. She graduated in chemistry from Jiangsu Normal University in 1982, and Forbes lists an EMBA from Nanjing University. She taught chemistry in Lianyungang before moving into pharmaceuticals 123.
Founding Hansoh
Forbes says she set up Hansoh in 1995, and that investor Cen Junda backed her 2. Wikipedia gives a different account of the start: that her husband, Sun Piaoyang, and a Hong Kong investor founded the company while he still managed a state-owned factory that became Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine, and that she left teaching to run it 3. Forbes gives Sun Piaoyang no role at Hansoh and says the two companies run independently 2. Read Zhong Huijuan’s companies.
Family
Her husband, Sun Piaoyang, chairs Jiangsu Hengrui and is a billionaire in his own right. Their daughter, Sun Yuan, is an executive director at Hansoh. Forbes lists her as married with one child 12. See Zhong Huijuan’s family.
Zhong Huijuan net worth
Forbes put her at $18.5 billion in November 2026, about ₹1.7 lakh crore at ₹94 to the dollar, compared with $19.7 billion and 16th in China a year earlier 12. Hurun’s China Rich List, released on 27 October 2026, also values her at $18.5 billion, 35th in China 5. See Zhong Huijuan net worth, our list of the wealthiest women in the world and our ranking of the top 50 richest people in the world.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Zhong Huijuan?
The chairwoman and CEO of Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group and a former chemistry teacher.
What is Zhong Huijuan's net worth?
$18.5 billion on Forbes’ real-time list on 13 November 2026, about ₹1.7 lakh crore.