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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 founding 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…
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business · Indian businessman (born 1945) · entrepreneur · businessperson · also Azim Premji, Azim Hashim Premji, Azim H. Premji, Azim Premji Hasham, Azim Hasham, Premji
Born 24 July 1945 · Q380152
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The Quint rated the claim “This video shows Rajdeep Sardesai, Nirmala Sitharaman, Azim Premji, and Narayana Murty promoting Elon Musk's investment platform called Quantum AI.” False.
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Azim Premji faced charges in Lucknow related to alleged violations of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, stemming from a complaint against a third-party security provider for Wipro
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For a case initiated by an NGO , India Awake for Transparency, The Supreme Court took note of unconditional apology of R Subramanian, who through various companies initiated a maze of "frivolous" litigations against Azim
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Photo shows The Indian Express article on Azim Premji investing in a 'bitcoin loophole'” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “Azim Premji donates 50000 crores amidst coronavirus outbreak” FALSE.
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Alt News rated the claim “Azim Premji donates Rs 50,000 crore in the wake of coronavirus pandemic” False.
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Premji was named in a series of lawsuits filed via the NGO India Awake for Transparency
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Reported net worth: $22.6B (as of 2019).
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Forbes put Premji in the list of the world's most generous philanthropists outside of the US
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2018).
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Premji was conferred with Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) – the highest French civilian distinction by the French Government
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Received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award, India
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Mysore University conferred an honorary doctorate on him
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Awarded Economic Times Awards (2013).
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Premji became the first Indian to sign up for the Giving Pledge, a campaign led by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, to encourage the wealthiest people to make a commitment to give most of their wealth to philanthropic caus
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Signed the Giving Pledge, committing to give away at least half of his wealth, starting with a $2
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Awarded Padma Vibhushan in trade & industry (2011).
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Was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award by the Government of India
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Was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek
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Was awarded an honorary doctorate from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut for his philanthropic work
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Premji set up his family office named PremjiInvest (PI)
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Azim Premji was awarded Lakshya Business Visionary by National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai
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Awarded Padma Bhushan (2005).
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Won Faraday Medal (2005).
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The Government of India honoured him with the title of Padma Bhushan for his work in trade and commerce
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Founded the Azim Premji Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on improving the public school system in disadvantaged regions of India
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Was conferred an honorary doctorate by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education
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On the news of his father's death, the then 21-year-old Azim Premji returned home from Stanford University, where he was studying engineering, to take charge of Wipro
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Born 1945-07-24.
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Muhammed Hashim Premji incorporated Western Indian Vegetable Products Ltd, based at Amalner, a small town in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra
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