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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 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance.
Professor Muhammad Yunus established the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh in 1983, fueled by the belief that credit is a fundamental human right. His objective was to help poor people escape from poverty by providing loans on terms suitable to them and by teaching them a few sound financial principles so they could help themselves.
The ultimate goal of Yunus Centre is to send poverty to museums. It strives to engage students, individuals and organizations in the social business movement through workshops, internships programs, immersion programs, projects, etc. to achieve the goal.
Jun 27, 2022 · Muhammad Yunus is an economist, microfinancing pioneer, and founder of the grassroots Grameen Bank, known for loaning billions to impoverished people all over the world.
Dec 2, 2010 · Muhammad Yunus is often referred to as "the world's banker to the poor". His life's work has been to prove that the poor are credit-worthy and he received the Nobel Prize for Peace...
Jun 16, 2024 · Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit (small loans to poor people possessing no collateral) to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency. In 2006 Yunus and Grameen received the Nobel Prize.
Muhammad Yunus. The Nobel Peace Prize 2006. Born: 28 June 1940, Chittagong, British India (now Bangladesh) Residence at the time of the award: Bangladesh. Role: Founder of Grameen Bank. Prize motivation: “for their efforts to create economic and social development from below” Prize share: 1/2. Banker to the Poorest of the Poor.
Recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, Professor Muhammad Yunus is internationally recognized for his work in poverty alleviation and the empowerment of poor women.
Muhammad Yunus delivered his Nobel Lecture on 10 December 2006 at the Oslo City Hall, Norway. He was introduced by Professor Ole Danbolt Mjøs, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Professor Yunus begins his Nobel Lecture with a few words in Bangla.
May 24, 2009 · Curriculum Vitae of Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chairman of Yunus Centre and Founder of Grameen Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Scholarships / Fellowships. 1. Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to study in the U.S.A. for 1965-66. 2. Awarded Vanderbilt University research and teaching fellowships during 1966-69. 3.
