李義海(hai)曾在(zai)江西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)南(nan)昌(chang)五星墾殖希望學校從事教育工作,1991年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)下海(hai)經商(shang),1998年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)12月(yue)(yue)(yue)兼(jian)并(bing)(bing)江西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)宜春秀江制(zhi)藥(yao)(yao)廠(現(xian)更(geng)名(ming)江西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)濟(ji)民(min)(min)可(ke)信(xin)藥(yao)(yao)業有(you)(you)(you)限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)),并(bing)(bing)任(ren)法(fa)(fa)(fa)人(ren)代(dai)(dai)表;1999年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)6月(yue)(yue)(yue)成(cheng)(cheng)立(li)(li)江西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)濟(ji)民(min)(min)堂(tang)醫藥(yao)(yao)有(you)(you)(you)限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si),任(ren)法(fa)(fa)(fa)人(ren)代(dai)(dai)表;2000年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)元月(yue)(yue)(yue)成(cheng)(cheng)立(li)(li)江西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)濟(ji)民(min)(min)可(ke)信(xin)集團有(you)(you)(you)限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si),任(ren)法(fa)(fa)(fa)人(ren)代(dai)(dai)表、董事長兼(jian)總裁;2000年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)10月(yue)(yue)(yue)兼(jian)并(bing)(bing)江西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)東方(fang)制(zhi)藥(yao)(yao)廠、江西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)東方(fang)力可(ke)生制(zhi)藥(yao)(yao)有(you)(you)(you)限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(現(xian)更(geng)名(ming)江西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)濟(ji)民(min)(min)可(ke)信(xin)制(zhi)藥(yao)(yao)有(you)(you)(you)限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)),任(ren)法(fa)(fa)(fa)人(ren)代(dai)(dai)表;2004年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)元月(yue)(yue)(yue),成(cheng)(cheng)立(li)(li)香港濟(ji)民(min)(min)可(ke)信(xin)有(you)(you)(you)限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si),并(bing)(bing)任(ren)法(fa)(fa)(fa)人(ren)代(dai)(dai)表。2004年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)12月(yue)(yue)(yue)斥(chi)資(zi)1.2億元兼(jian)并(bing)(bing)江西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)金水寶(bao)制(zhi)藥(yao)(yao)有(you)(you)(you)限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(現(xian)更(geng)名(ming)江西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)濟(ji)民(min)(min)可(ke)信(xin)金水寶(bao)制(zhi)藥(yao)(yao)有(you)(you)(you)限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)),并(bing)(bing)任(ren)法(fa)(fa)(fa)人(ren)代(dai)(dai)表;2006年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)7月(yue)(yue)(yue),兼(jian)并(bing)(bing)宜春錦(jin)繡山(shan)莊(zhuang)(更(geng)名(ming)江西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)濟(ji)民(min)(min)可(ke)信(xin)錦(jin)繡山(shan)莊(zhuang)酒店(dian)有(you)(you)(you)限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)),并(bing)(bing)任(ren)法(fa)(fa)(fa)人(ren)代(dai)(dai)表;2006年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)8月(yue)(yue)(yue),斥(chi)資(zi)4億元兼(jian)并(bing)(bing)無錫山(shan)禾(he)藥(yao)(yao)業股份(fen)有(you)(you)(you)限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(現(xian)更(geng)名(ming)無錫濟(ji)民(min)(min)可(ke)信(xin)山(shan)禾(he)藥(yao)(yao)業股份(fen)有(you)(you)(you)限(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)),并(bing)(bing)任(ren)法(fa)(fa)(fa)人(ren)代(dai)(dai)表。
根據2016年10月13日胡潤研究院發(fa)布《2016胡潤百富(fu)榜》,李義海以財富(fu)185億元,成為(wei)江西首富(fu)。