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Azim Premji Career, Age, Family, Education, Biography
Azim Hashim Premji, an Indian businessman, investor, engineer, and philanthropist, was the chairman of Wipro Limited. Azim Premji birthdate is on July 24, 1945. Premji is still the founding chairman and a non-executive member of the board. He is referred to colloquially as the Czar of the Indian IT Sector. He was in charge of leading Wipro through four decades of expansion and diversification so that it could eventually become one of the world leaders in the software sector. Azim Premji zodiac sign is Leo. Azim Premji hobbies are Hiking, Jogging, and playing golf. Azim Premji Religion is Islam.
He was named one of Asia week’s top 20 most powerful men in the globe in 2010. Time magazine has included him on its list of the 100 most important people, once in 2004 and more recently in 2011. He has long been named one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims. He is also the Chancellor of Bangalore's Azim Premji University. The Government of India presents Premji with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civil award in India.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, he has an estimated net worth of $32.8 billion, making him one of the wealthiest people in India.
By signing the Giving Pledge in 2013, he committed to giving away at least half of his wealth. Premji began by giving the $2.2 billion Azim Premji Foundation, which supports education in India. He came in first place on the 2020 EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List. After giving away a significant sum of money to charity in 2019, he fell from the second position on the Forbes India Rich list to the seventeenth position.
The Azim Premji Foundation, managed by Mr. Azim Premji, is a non-profit organization that has been assisting rural government schools with elementary education for the past 17 years. He has received recognition as both one of the nation's powerful men and the most influential individual.
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