Azim Premji
Azim Hashim Premji (born 24 July 1945) is an Indian businessman, investor, engineer, and philanthropist.
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| Born | Azim Hashim Premji 24 July 1945 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (B.S.E)[2] |
| Occupation | Founder Chairman of Wipro |
| Children | 2, including Rishad[3] |
| Honours | Padma Vibhushan (2011) |
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He is the chairman of Wipro Limited. He is informally known as the Czar of the Indian IT Industry (the industry built around IT).[4][5] He is a key figure in the software industry.[6][7]
In 2010, he was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek.[8] He has twice been listed among the 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine, once in 2004 and again in 2011.[9]
He is currently the tenth-richest person in India, with a net worth of US$7.2 billion as of October 2019.
In 2013, he agreed to give away at least half of his wealth by signing The Giving Pledge. Premji started with a $2.2 billion donation to the Azim Premji Foundation, which focuses on education in India.[10]
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Premji receiving the Padma Vibhushan Award from President of India, Pratibha Patil, in April 2011
References
- ↑ G. Craine, Anthony (14 May 2010). "Azim Premji". Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/710892/Azim-Premji. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ↑ "Forbes List Directory". Forbes. 3 November 2009. https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Azim-Premji_1UFS.html. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ↑ What you didn't know about Rishad Premji. Rediff.com (7 June 2007). Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ↑ Bhupathi Reddy. Top 10 Entrepreneurs of India (30 August 2015)EntrepreneurSolutions.com.
- ↑ Srikar Muthyala. The List of Great Entrepreneurs of India in 2015 (29 September 2015)MyBTechLife.
- ↑ Azim Premji Profile Forbes.com. Retrieved September 2010.
- ↑ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. 3 March 2009. https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Azim-Premji_1UFS.html. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ↑ Azim Premji: Latest News, Videos and Azim Premji Photos | Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ↑ Gates, Bill. (21 April 2011) Azim Premji – The 2011 TIME 100 Archived 2011-11-27 at the Wayback Machine. TIME. Retrieved on 12 November 2011.
- ↑ Karmali, Naazneen. "Azim Premji Donates $2.3 Billion After Signing Giving Pledge". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2013/02/23/azim-premji-donates-2-3-billion-after-signing-giving-pledge/#59a8169024cd. Retrieved 22 April 2017.