About Azim Premji
Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian billionaire businessman and philanthropist, who was the chairman of Wipro. Premji remains a non-executive member of the board and founder chairman. In 2010, he was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek. He was listed among the 100 most influential people by Time magazine, in 2004 and 2011. For years, he has been regularly listed one among The 500 Most Influential Muslims. He also serves as the Chancellor of Azim Premji University, Bangalore. Premji was awarded Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, by the Government of India. In 2006, Azim Premji was awarded Lakshya Business Visionary by National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai. In 2001, he founded the Azim Premji Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on improving the public school system in disadvantaged regions of India. In 2009, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut for his philanthropic work.
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