Muhammad Yunus
Former managing director of Grameen Bank ˇ muhammadyunus.org
Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. Wikipedia
Born: 1940 (age 83 years), Chattogram, Bangladesh
Spouse: Vera Forostenko (m. 1970–1979)
Education: Vanderbilt University, University of Chittagong, University of Dhaka, and more
Children: Monica Yunus and Deena Afroz Yunus
Parents: Sofia Khatun and Hazi Dula Mia Shoudagar
Books
Banker to the Poor
1998
Creating a World Without Poverty
1998
A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions
2017
Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs
2010
Hacia Un Mundo Sin Pobreza
Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus
1996
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Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in ...
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Since October 2006, when Professor Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize, local and international interest in Professor ...
Jan 1, 2024 ˇ A court in Bangladesh has sentenced the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country's labour laws.
Jan 1, 2024 ˇ Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been convicted of violating Bangladesh's labour laws in a case decried by his supporters as politically ...
Recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, Muhammad Yunus is internationally recognized for his work in poverty alleviation and the empowerment of poor women.
Born in 1940 in Chittagong, Professor Yunus studied at Dhaka University in Bangladesh, then received a Fulbright scholarship to study economics at Vanderbilt ...
Jan 1, 2024 ˇ The Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus has been convicted of violating Bangladesh's labour laws in a trial decried by his supporters as ...
Mar 2, 2024 ˇ Nobel Peace laureate and microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus faces prison in Bangladesh over charges he says are politically motivated.
Photography: Jared Leeds Muhammad Yunus won a Nobel Peace Prize for spreading the concept of microcredit—tiny loans to help poor people start businesses—via ...