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Muhammad Yunus – Banker to the poor – is a well-known personality for his thoughts and contribution in micro-lending and for his battle against world poverty. In 1983, he established Grameen Bank (GB), a bank devoted to providing the poorest of Bangladesh with very small loans. Twenty three years later, GB and its founder, Muhammad Yunus, won the Nobel Prize for Peace for their work in eradicating poverty. Together they have established that access to even a tiny amount of credit can change the lives of the poorest citizens of the world.

Yunus was born on June 28, 1940, to a Muslim family in the village of Bathua in the district of Chittagong in Bangladesh. He spent his early childhood years in the village and in the Chittagong city. In 1957, he enrolled in the Department of Economics at Dhaka University and completed his BA in 1960 and MA in 1961.

Following his graduation, Yunus joined the Bureau of Economics as a Research Assistant. Later he was...

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Profile Of: Professor Muhammad Yunus

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Professor Muhammad Yunus is an Bangladeshi economist and founder of Grameen Bank. He was born in 1940 in Bangladesh and received his PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University in the US. In 1974, during a field trip with his students, he discovered that poor villagers struggled to access small loans. This inspired him to lend money directly to villagers. In 1983, he founded Grameen Bank to provide microloans to the poor, especially women. Grameen Bank now has over 2 million borrowers in Bangladesh and a 98% loan repayment rate, higher than traditional banks. The bank and Yunus' microcredit ideas have expanded to projects in 58 countries worldwide.

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Professor Muhammad Yunus

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Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus

Leadership Assessment of Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus Presented by Mamun Muztaba XPGDM 2018-2019 IMI, New Delhi Professor Muhammad Yunus • Muhammad Yunus was born in 28th June 1940 in the village of Bathua, in Hathazari, Chittagong, Bangladesh • In 1957, he enrolled in the Department of Economics at Dhaka University and completed his BA in 1960 and MA in 1961. • In 1965, he received a Fulbright scholarship to study in the United States. • He obtained his PhD in economics from the Vanderbilt University Graduate Program in Economic Development (GPED) in 1971. • He worked as Assistant Professor of Economics, MTSU, Tennessee, USA during 1969 to 1972 • In 1972 he joined as Assistant Professor of Economics in Chittagong University, Bangladesh • In 1983, he has established Grameen finansinstitut with the concept of micro kredit or microfinance. Career and Achievement Period Professional Position 1962 - 65 1969 - 72 1972 (JulySept) Lecturer of Economics, Chittagong Colle