Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business tycoon, investor, engineer, and philanthropist. He was named the nineteenth richest person in India with an estimated net worth of US$6. 5 billion. In 2013, he agreed to give away at least half of his wealth by signing The Giving Pledge.
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Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business tycoon, investor, engineer, and philanthropist. He is informally known as the Czar of the Indian IT Industry. He was named the nineteenth richest person in India with an estimated net worth of US$6. 5 billion according to the India’s Richest 2019 list by Forbes. In 2013, he agreed to give away at least half of his wealth by signing The Giving Pledge. He topped EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List for the year 2020. Premji was born in Bombay, India in a Gujarati Muslim family. His father was a noted businessman and was known as Rice King of Burma.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, invited his father Muhammed Hashem Premji to come to Pakistan, he turned down the request and chose to remain in India. He has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Stanford University. The couple have two children, Rishad and Tariq. In 2011, he has been awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award by the Government of India. In 2018, he was conferred with Chevalier de laHonneur – the highest French civilian distinction by the French Government.
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