Azim Hashim Premji (Gujarati: અઝીમ પ્રેમજી) (born 24 July 1945) is an Indian business tycoon and the chairman of Wipro Limited, a group company that holds Wipro Technologies, one of India's largest software development companies. According to Forbes, he is currently the second richest Indian with a personal wealth of US$17 billion in 2010.[2][4]. In 2000, he was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek. He was also among the 50 richest people in the world from 2001 to 2003 according to Forbes.[2] In April 2004, he was rated among the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. His assets include 74% of Wipro.
Wipro Limited, which dealt in hydrogenated cooking fats along with consumer products, grew from a company of US $2.5 million to a giant of $1.4 billion under Premji's leadership. Wipro Technologies, one of its group companies, is one of India's largest software companies and is ranked among the top 100 technology companies globally.[5] Premji is also often known as the Indian Bill Gates.[6][7]
Honours and awards
Premji has been recognized by Business Week as one of the Greatest Entrepreneurs[13] for being responsible for Wipro emerging as one of the world’s fastest growing companies.
In 2000, he was conferred an honorary doctorate by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
As on March 9, 2010, he was one of the wealthiest people in India, with a net worth of $17 billion.[14]
He was awarded a Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.), an honorary degree, from the Aligarh Muslim
University on the 18th of June, 2008 on the occasion of 58th Convocation Ceremony of the University.
In 2009, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut for his outstanding philanthropic work.[15]
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