Dr. Muhammad Yunus was born in 28 June, 1940.
Professor Muhammad Yunus is the Bangladeshi Nobel laureate, banker and economist. He is a teacher of economics department of Chittagong University. He is the pioneer of microcredit concept. Professor Yunus Founder of Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus and his founder Grameen Bank jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. He won this award as the first Bangladeshi. Yunus has received more national and international awards including the World Food Prize.
Muhammad Yunus was born on 28 June 1940 in the village of Bathua of Hathazari upazila of Chittagong district. His father's name is Haji Dula Mia Sodagar, and mother's name is Sufia Khatun. Muhammad Yunus's brother-in-law Dr Afrozi Yunus Muhammad Yunus, the father of two daughters in his personal life Muhammad Ibrahim, brother of Muhammad Yunus, professor of physics at Dhaka University and younger brother Muhammad Jahangir is a popular TV personality.
His first school is Mohajan Fakir School. In the Matriculation examination from Chittagong Collegiate School, Muhammad Yunus took 16th place on merit list and was admitted to Chittagong College. There he associated himself with cultural and political activities. In college, he won the first prize in acting. He was also involved in editing the literary magazine and writing columns in the Azadi newspaper. While studying in the seventh grade, he joined Boys' Scouts, and at the age of 15, from Boy Scouts, traveled to countries like USA, Canada and various countries in Europe and Europe.
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In 1957, Muhammad Yunus was admitted to the University of Economics at the University of Dhaka and completed BA and MA from there. He joined the Bureau of Economics as a research assistant. Subsequently, in 1962, he joined the Chittagong College lecturer as a lecturer. In 1965, he went to the United States with Fulbright Scholarship and received a full scholarship from the University of Vanderbilt, USA, in 1969, he received PhD in Economics. Yunus taught at Middle Tennessee State University from 1969 to 1972 before returning to Bangladesh. During the Bangladesh War of Liberation in 1971, Muhammad Yunus engaged in organizational work to build public opinion on behalf of Bangladesh and to help the freedom fighters. Returning home in 1972, he joined the University of Chittagong as Associate Professor of Economics and served as Head of the Department. He was promoted to Professor in 1975 and was working in this post until 1989.
Yunus began his struggle against poverty in 1974 in Bangladesh during the famine. He understands that small loans can be very effective in improving the quality of life of poor people. At that time he started the rural economic project for research. In 1974, Muhammad Yunus established Tebhaga farm which the government acquired under the package program.
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Muhammad Yunus established the Grameen Bank in 1976 to provide loans among poor Bangladeshis. Since then, Grameen Bank has provided 5.1 billion US dollars loan of 5.3 million borrowers. Grameen Bank uses the "solidarity party" system to ensure the refund of the loan. An informal small group applying for loans together and its members are guaranteed to each other and help each other develop. In addition to increasing the scope of the bank, banks also apply other methods to protect the poor. Micro-credit included housing loan, fish khahar and other banking system including irrigation loan scheme. Grameen Bank's success in the economic development of the poor has been encouraged in the use of this model of rural India, including the United States, including other industrialized nations.
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banker to the poor: Micro-lending and the war against World (1998)
Three Farmers of Jobra; Department of Economics, Chittagong University; (1974)
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Dr. Yunus earned 48 honorary doctoral degrees from different universities in different countries of the world. Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus of Grameen. Muhammad Yunus accepted the Congressional Gold Medal of America's highest civilian honor. Yunus, the first Bangladeshi and Muslim to receive this medal, was honored by the US Government for his contribution in the fight against poverty.
Nobel laureate professor of the world's richest two hundred people Muhammad Yunus has been awarded the lifetime award of life. This honor was given at UN House on Wednesday, May 5, 2013. The World's Forbes Magazine, organized by the world's wealthiest people, organized the rally in the United Nations. Yunus was given this 'Life Honor Award' as a social entrepreneur.
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President Award (1978)
Ramon Magsaysay Award. (1984)
Central Bank Award. (1985)
Independence Award (1987)
Aga Khan Award. (1989)
Care Award (1993)
Nobel Prize (Peace) (2006)
Manpower Award, USA (1993)
Muhammad Sahebuddin Science (Social Economy) Award, Sri Lanka (1993)
Real Admiral MA Khan Memorial Medal, Bangladesh (1993)
World Food Awards, United States (1994)
Pfar Peace Prize, United States (1994)
Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Smriti Gold Medal, Bangladesh (1994)
Max Sashmadhinei Foundation Freedom Award, Switzerland (1995)
Dhaka Metropolitan Rotorary Club Foundation Award, Bangladesh (1995)
International Simon Bolivar Award (1996)
University of Vanderbilt prominent Alumni Award, USA (1996)
International Activist Award, United States (1997)
Planetary Consciousness Business Innovation Award, Germany (1997)
Help for Self Help Award, Norway (1997)
Peace Man Award (Man for Peace Award), Italy (1997)
World Forum Award, USA (1997)
One World Broadcasting Trust Media Award, United Kingdom (1998) World
The Prince of Ouesturia Award for Concord, Spain (1998)
Sydney Peace Prize, Australia (1998)
Ayaki (Gacudo) Prize, Japan (1998)
Indira Gandhi Award, India (1998)
Justify of the Year Award, France (1998) (Les Justes d'Or)
Routery Award for World Understanding, United States (1999)
Golden Pegasus Award, Italy (1999)
Roma Award for Peace and Humanitarian, Italy (1999)
Rathindra Award, India (1998)
Amiga Award of Excellence for Life Time Achievement, Switzerland (2000)
Award of the Medal of the Presidency, Italy (2000)
King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Award, Jordan (2000)
IDE Gold Medal Award, Bangladesh (2000)
Arteusi Prize, Italy (2001)
Grand Prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Award, Japan (2001)
Ho Chi Minh Award, Vietnam (2001)
International Cooperation Award 'Kaza de Granada', Spain (2001)
Navara International Aid Award, Spain (2001)
Mahatma Gandhi Award, United States (2002)
World Technology Network Award, UK (2003)
Volvo Environment Award, Sweden (2003)
National Intellectuals Award, Colombia (2003)
The Medal of the Painter Oswald GuayaSamin Award, France (2003)
Telichinko Prize, Spain (2004)
City of Aurovite Prize, Italy (2004)
The Economist Innovation Award, United States (2004)
World Affairs Council Award, United States (2004)
Leadership in Social Antwerp Awards, United States (2004)
Primo Galilean 2000 Special Prize for Peace 2004, Italy (2004)
Nikkei Asia Prize, Japan (2004)
Golden Cross of the Civil Order of the Social Solidarity, Spain (2005)
Freedom Award, United States (2005)
Bangladesh Computer Society Gold Medal, Bangladesh (2005)
Prize 2 Ponte, Italy (2005)
Foundation of Justice, Spain (2005)
Harvard University Nevada Award, United States (2006)
Globe Citizen of the Year Award, United States (2006)
Franklin de Roosevelt Independence Award, Netherlands (2006)
Eitu World Information Organization Award, Switzerland (2006)
Seoul Peace Prize, Korea (2006)
Convivchia (Good fellowship) Seva Prize, Spain (2006)
Disaster Relief Award, India (2006)
Best Bengali, India (2006)
Global Trailblazer Award, United States (2007)
A BICC Award for Leadership in Global Trade, USA (2007)
Social Entrepreneur Award, United States (2007)
World Leading Leadership Award, United States (2007)
Red Cross Gold Medal, Spain (2007)
Rabindranath Tagore Birth Anniversary Memorial, India (2007)
EFR Trade Week Award, Netherlands (2007)
Nicholas Chancellor's Medal, United States (2007)
Vision Award, Germany (2007)
Bufi Global Achievement Award, United States (2007)
Rubin Museum Manadala Award, United States (2007)
All-Time Personality Award, India (2007)
1st AWPADA Global Award, Philippines (2007)
Medal of Honor, Brazil (2007)
United Nations South-South Cooperation Award, United States (2007)
Project Entrepreneur Award, United States (2008)
International Women's Health Mission Award, New York (2008)
Kitakyushu Environment Award, Japan (2008)
Chancellor's Medal, USA (2008)
Presidency Medal, USA (2008)
Human Security Award, USA (2008)
Annual Development Award, Osteia (2008)
Manabesaba Award, United States (2008)
Child Friend Prize, Spain (2008)
AGE International Science Award, Germany (2008)
Karini International Book Award, Germany (2008)
To the unions, Germany (2008)
World Humanist Award, California (2008)
World Affairs Council Award, California (2008)
Esther Global Issues' Dissociated Book Prize, Portugal (2009)
Eisenhower's Medal for Leadership and Service, United States (2009)
Golden Biotech Award, Slovakia (2009)
Gold Medal of Honor Award, United States (2009)
Presidial Medal of Freedom, United States (2009)
PIC MET Award, Portland (2009)
Beirut Leadership Award (2009)
SolarWorld Einstein Award (2010).
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