Detail Biography:
Name : Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus
Profession : Economist & Banker
Founder : Grameen Bank-1976
Academic Qualification : Master of Economics & PhD
Vanderbilt University in the USA-PhD (Fulbright Scholarship)
Subject : Economist
Educational institution :
Chittagong Collegiate School
Chittagong College
Dhaka University-1960~1961
Vanderbilt University-1969
Profession Institution :
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, USA
Lecturer of Economics, Chittagong College, Bangladesh-1962-65
Assistant Professor of Economics, MTSU, Tennessee, USA-1969-72
Deputy Chief, General Economics Division, Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh-1972
Associate Professor of Economics & Head of Dept. Conomics, Chittagong University, bangladesh-1972-75
Professof of Economics, Chittagong University & Director, Rural Economics Programme, Chittagong, Bangladesh-1975-89
Cabinet Minister (Advisor) Caretaker Government of Bangladesh-1996
Chancellor, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK-2012-2016
Adjunct Professor, La Trobe Business School, Business Faculty, Economics & Law, Australia-2015
Visiting Professor, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia-2018
Chancellor of Albukhary International University, Malaysia-2020
Chittagong University, untill 1989
Award :
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize-1998
Nobel Peace Prize-2006 (For Finance work by Grameen Bank)
Golden Biatec Award-2009
Olympic Laurel-2021
United Nations Foundation's Global Change Award-2021
Independence Day Award-1987
President's Award, Bangladesh-1978
Central Bank Award-1985
World Food Award-1994
Dr. Yunus has received 62+ honorary doctorate degrees from different universities in different countries.
Father's Name : Haji Dula Mia Shoudagar
Father’s Profession: Jeweler
Mother's Name : Sufia Khatun
Siblings : 3 (Prof. Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Jahangir)
Spouse Name : Dr. Afrozi Yunus
Spouse Profession : Professor, Jahangirnagar University
Department : Physics
Children : 1 (Deena Afroz Yunus)
Place of Birth : Jobra, Hathazari, Chattogram, Bangladesh
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