| Name(s) |
AZIM
HASHIM PREMJI |
| Date of
Birth |
July 24, 1945
– Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian business
tycoon and philanthropist who is the chairman of Wipro Limited. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- During the course of four
decades of diversification and
growth, Wipro Ltd. Has emerged as
one of the leaders in
software industry.
- According to Forbes, he is
currently the third
wealthiest Indian, and the
41st richest in the world,
with a personal wealth of $12.2
billion in 2012.
- In 2000, he was voted
among the 20 most powerful men
in the world by Asiaweek.
- He has twice been listed among
the 100 most influential
people by TIME Magazine,
once in 2004 and more recently in
2011.
- In December 2010, he pledged to
donate $2 billion for
improving school education
in India.
- This donation is the
largest of its kind in India.
- Azim Premji has become the
first Indian to sign up
for the Giving Pledge, a
campaign led by Warren Buffett and
Bill Gates, to encourage the
wealthiest people to make a
commitment to give most of their
wealth to philanthropic causes.
- By April, 2013, he has already
given more than 25 per cent
of his personal wealth to charity.
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| Awards
and Accolades |
- 2005 – Padma Bhushan
awarded by the Govt. of India.
- 2011 - awarded Padma
Vibhushan, the second
highest civilian award by the
Government of India.
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