Muhammad Yunus date of birth:
June 28, 1940
How old is Muhammad Yunus?
85
Where was Muhammad Yunus born?
Hathazari, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Muhammad Yunus body shape:
Average
What color is Muhammad Yunus's hair?
Salt and Pepper
What religion is Muhammad Yunus?
Muslim
What is Muhammad Yunus's ethnicity?
Asian/Indian
What is Muhammad Yunus nationality?
Bangladeshi
Where did Muhammad Yunus go to school?
Lamabazar Primary School , Chittagong Collegiate School , Chittagong College
Where did Muhammad Yunus go to university?
Dhaka University , Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (1971)
What is Muhammad Yunus's occupation?
Economist
Muhammad Yunus claim to fame:
the concept of microcredit
Short Biography
Muhammad Yunus (Bengali: মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস; born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. These loans are given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. In 2006, Yunus and the Grameen Bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts through microcredit to create economic and social development from below". The Norwegian Nobel Committee noted that "lasting peace cannot be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty" and that "across cultures and civilizations, Yunus and Grameen Bank have shown that even the poorest of the poor can work to bring about their own development". Yunus has received several other national and international honours. He received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010.