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Bio-Data of
Professor Muhammad
Yunus
Managing Director,
Grameen Bank
Dhaka, Bangladesh
March 17, 2008
Name
: PROFESSOR MUHAMMAD YUNUS
Present Address
: Managing Director
Grameen Bank, Mirpur Two, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
Phone no. 880-2-801-1138; Fax : 880-2-801-3559
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Date of Birth
: June 28, 1940
Marital Status
: Married
Nationality
: Bangladeshi
Education
: Ph.D in Economics, Vanderbilt University, U.S.A.(1970).
Scholarships/Fellowships
1)
Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to study in the U.S.A. for 1965-66.
2)
Awarded Vanderbilt University research and teaching fellowships during
1966-69.
3)
Awarded Eisenhour Exchange Fellowship for 1984.
4) Senior Fellow,
The Institute of Mediterranean Studies, Universita della Svizzera Italiana,
Lugano, Switzerland (2000 -).
Professional Experiences
1962 - 65
: Lecturer of Economics, Chittagong College,
Bangladesh.
1969 - 72
: Assistant Professor of Economics, MTSU, Tennessee,
USA.
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1972(July-Sept):
Deputy Chief, General Economics Division, Planning
Commission, Government of Bangladesh.
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1972 - 75
: Associate Professor of Economics and Head of
the Department of Economics, Chittagong University, Bangladesh.
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1975 - 1989
: Professor of Economics, Chittagong University
and Director, Rural Economics Programme, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
1976 - 1983
: Project Director, Grameen Bank Project, Bangladesh.
1983 - to-date
: Managing Director, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh.
April, 1996 -
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June, 1996
: Cabinet Minister (Advisor) in the Caretaker Government
of Bangladesh.
Membership of Committees
and Commissions (National)
1) Was member, National
Committee on Population Policy set up by the President of Bangladesh,
in 1981.
2) Was
member, Land Reform Committee, set up by Chief Martial Law Administrator,
headed by the Minister of Agriculture, in 1982.
3) Member,
Education Commission (1987-88), Government of Bangladesh.
4) Member,
Presidential Committee on Health Education and Service (1987-88).
5) Appointed
as the Chairman of the Socio-economic Committee of the National Disaster
Prevention Council set up by the President of Bangladesh (1989-90).
8) Appointed
as the Convenor of the Task Force on Self-Reliance set up by the Planning
Advisor(1991).
9) Member of the National
ICT Task Force Committee, Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh (2002 - ).
Membership of Committees
and Commissions (International)
1) Appointed
by the Secretary General of the United Nations as a member of the
International Advisory Group for the Fourth World Conference on Women
in Beijing, China (1993-1995).
2) Appointed
as a member of the Global Commission on Women's Health
for the period 1993-1995 by the Director General, World Health Organisation,
Geneva, Switzerland.
3) Appointed
as member of Advisory Council for Sustainable Economic Development,
World Bank, Washington D.C., USA (1993-to-date).
4) Appointed
as member of the UN Expert Group on Women and Finance : Transforming
Enterprise and Finance Systems, UNIFEM, Washington DC, USA (1993-to-date).
5) Chairman
of the Policy Advisory Group for the CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist
the Poorest), World Bank, Washington D.C., U.S.A. (1995 - 2000).
6) Member
of the Council of Patrons of Friends of the Earth International, Amsterdam,
Netherlands to support it in its continued campaigns to protect
the environment (1996).
7) Member
of the Advisory Committee, Asian Ecotechnology Network.
8) Co-Chairman,
State of the World Forum, San Francisco, U.S.A. (1996 - ).
9) Co-Chairman,
Council of Practitioners, Micro-Credit Summit, U.S.A. (1997 - ).
10) Member
of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Center of Arab Women For
Training And Research (CAWTAR), Tunisia (1997 - ).
11) Member
of the Advisory Group, Institute For Democracy And Electoral
Assistance (IDEA), Sweden (1997 - ).
12) Honourary
Member, Club of Budapest, London, U.K. ( 1997 -
).
13) Member
of the Advisory Group, Council of Women World Leaders, Kennedy
Schools of Government Harvard University, U.S.A. (1997 -
).
14) Member of the
Advisory Committee, 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment
initiative, IFPRI, U.S.A. (1998 - ).
15) Member of the
Advisory Committee, INTERNEWS, Arcata, San Francisco, U.S.A. (1999
- ).
16) Member of the
International Consultative Committee, International Forum, Mujeres &
Hombres, Lima, Peru (1999 - ).
17) Member,
AGFUND Prize Committee, AGFUND, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1999 -
).
18) Member, Hilton
Humanitarian Prize Jury Committee, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation,
U.S.A. (1999 - ).
19) Member of the
Presiding Council of the ProVention Consortium (a global partnership
to address the increasing vulnerability of developing countries to the
risk of natural and technological catastrophes), World Bank, Washington
DC, U.S.A. (2000 - to-date)
20) Member of the
High Council of International Exhibitions, International Bureau of Expositions,
Paris, France (2000 - ).
21) Member of the
High-Level Advisory Group on Information and Communication Technologies
(ICT), United Nations, New York, U.S.A. (2000 - ).
22) Member, Advisory Committee, Queen Sofia Chamber
Orchestra (Orquestra de Camara Reina Sofia), Madrid, Spain (2001
- ).
23) Member, Global
Steering Committee for the Fish for All Initiative,
ICLARM, Malaysia (2002 - ).
24) Member, International
Jury Committee of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and
Development, Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, India (2002 - 2004).
25) Co-Chairman,
Ambassadors' Council, Freedom from Hunger, U.S.A. (2003 - todate).
26) Member, Africa
Progress Panel, UK (2007 - to-date).
27) Member, Elders
Project, South Africa (2007 - to-date).
28) Co-Chairman,
Women's World Forum, Republic of Korea (2007 - to-date).
29) Member, Foundation
Board of the Global Humanatarian Forum,
Geneva, Switzerland (2007-to-date).
Member, Board of
Advisors (International)
1) Calmeadow
Foundation, 4 Kind Street West, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5H
1B6, Canada.
2) The
Synergose Institute, 100 East 85th Street, New York, NY10028 U.S.A.
3) Living
Economics, 42 Warriner Gardens, London SW11 4DU, U.K.
4) International
Council for Freedom From Hunger, U.S.A.
5) International
Council, Ashoka Foundation, Washington DC, USA.
6) Advisory
Council, Women for Women of Bosnia, Washington DC, USA.
7) Advisory
Board, The Center For Visionary Leadership, Washington D.C.,
U.S.A.
8) International
Advisory Board, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, U.S.A.
9) International
Advisory Board, Foundation for the Research of Societal Problems
Ankara, Turkey.
10) Advisory Board,
Credit for All, Inc. Denver, U.S.A
11) Advisory Board,
The Gleitsman Foundation International Activist Award,
California, U.S.A.
12) International
Council, Asia Society, New York, U.S.A.
13) International Advisory
Panel, UNESCO, Paris, France.
14) International
Advisory Board, The Center For Visionary Leadership,
Washington D.C. U.S.A.
15) International Council
on the Future, UNESCO, Paris, France.
16) Global Advisory
Board, EARTH ONE (a radio service for the world community) Borehamwood,
United Kingdom.
17) Global Public
Goods Advisory Board, Office of Development Studies, UNDP, New York,
U.S.A..
18) Advisory Board,
Information Technologies and International Development, MIT Media
Laboratory, Cambridge, U.S.A.
19) Advisory Board,
Foundation for Entrepreneurship,
Germany.
20) Advisory Panel,
ESCAP/UNDP Joint Initiative in Supporting the Achievement of Millennium
Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific Region, Thailand.
21) Founder Member,
The Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship, Ashoka, U.S.A.
22) Advisory Board,
Prague Institute for Global Urban Development, Czechoslovakia.
23) Honorary Advisory
Council, Alliance for the New Humanity (ANH), U.S.A.
24) Advisory Council
for the new Templeton Freedom Awards, Atlas Economic Research Foundation,
U.S.A.
25) Advisory Board,
Holcim Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland.
26) Advisory Board,
Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence,
Virginia,U.S.A.
27) Honorary Board
Member, Center for International Studies Micro- Credit Program, Houston,
Texas, U.S.A.
Member, Board of
Directors (National)
1) 1976 -
83 : Founder and Project
Director, Grameen Bank Project.
2) 1983 -
to-date : Founder and Managing Director, Grameen
Bank, Dhaka.
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3)
1991 - to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Krishi
(Agriculture) Foundation, Rangpur.
4) 1990 -
to-date : Founder and Executive Trustee, Grameen
Trust, Dhaka.
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5)
1990 - to-date : Designer and member of Governing Body,
Polli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Dhaka.
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6)
1979 - to-date : Member, Board of Directors, Centre
for Mass Education for Science, Dhaka.
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7)
1994 - to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Fund
(a Social Venture Capital Fund), Dhaka.
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8)
1994 - to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Motsho
(Fisheries) O PasuSampad (Livestock) Foundation, Dhaka.
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9)
1994 - to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Uddog,
a non-stock, non-profit organisation dedicated to promote the interest
of the handloom-weavers of Bangladesh.
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10)
1995 - to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Telecom,
a cellular telephone company to provide nationwide telephone service.
It will provide telephone service in the rural areas of Bangladesh primarily
through the poor women in rural areas.
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11)
1995 - to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Shamogree
(Products), Dhaka.
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1995 - to-date : Founder and Chairman, Gona Shyastha
Grameen Textile Mills Ltd., Dhaka.
13) 1996
- to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Cybernet Ltd., Dhaka.
14) 1996
- to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Communications, Dhaka.
15) 1996
- to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Kallyan (well-being),
Dhaka.
16) 1996
- to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Shakti (energy), Dhaka.
17) 1996
- to-date : Founder and Chairman, Yunus Foundation, Dhaka.
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18)
1996 - to-date : Member, Advisory Council of the
Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Dhaka.
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19)
1997 - to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Shikkha (Education),
Dhaka.
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20)
1997 - to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Knitwear Ltd., Dhaka
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21)
1998 - to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Capital Management Ltd,
Dhaka.
22) 1999 - to-date : Founder
and Chairman, Grameen Software Ltd, Dhaka.
23) 2000 - to-date : Founder
and Chairman, Grameen IT Park Ltd, Dhaka.
24) 2002
- to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Star Education Ltd,
Dhaka.
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25)
2002 - to-date : Founder and Chairman, Grameen Information Highways
Ltd, Dhaka.
Member, Board of
Directors (International)
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1)
1987 - 1997 : Board of Directors, RESULTS, A Citizen's
Lobby, Washington DC, U.S.A.
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2)
1987 - 1995 : Board of Trustees, Amanah Ikhtiar
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (A Grameen Replication Project
in Malaysia.)
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3)
1989 - 1994 : Board of Trustees
of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines.
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4)
1990 - to-date : Chief Patron, Credit
and Savings for Hardcore Poor, (CASHPOR), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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5)
1990 - 1992 : Steering Committee,
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland.
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6)
1992 - 2002 : Board of Directors, Calvert
World Values Fund, Washington DC, USA.
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7)
1993 - 1999 : Board of Directors, Foundation
for International Community Assistance (FINCA), U.S.A.
8) 1995 -
to-date : International Crisis Group, Washington
D.C., U.S.A.
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9)
1996 - to-date : Patron, United Kingdom Social
Investment Forum, London,U.K.
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10)
1998 - to-date : Board of Directors, United Nations Foundation,
Washington, U.S.A.
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11)
2000 - to-date : Founding Patron, C21 : Tomorrow's Leaders
for a Safer Planet, Oxford Research Group, Oxford, United
Kingdom.
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12)
2001 - to-date : Board of Directors, Schwab Foundation for Social
Entrepreneurship, Cologny, Switzerland.
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13) 2002
- to-date : Board of Director, ManyOne Foundation, Canada.
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14) 2006
- to-date : Board of Trustees, Coexist Foundation,
University of Cambridge, UK.
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15) 2007
- to-date : Board of Director, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation,
Monaco.
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16) 2007
- to-date : Board of Directors, Sing For Hope, New York, U.S.A.
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17) 2007-
to -date : Board of Directors, Chirac Foundation, France.
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18) 2007
- to-date: Board of Directors, Grameen Danone Food Ltd, Bangladesh.
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19) 2007
-to-date: Board of Directors, Danone Communities Fund, France.
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20) 2008
- to-date : Board of Directors, Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance Foundation,
Luxemburg.
Awards
:
1.
BANGLADESH : President's Award : 1978
Originator of the concept of Three-share Farming (Tebhaga Khamar)
as a joint farming operation. Organised Nabajug Tebhaga
Khamar in Jobra, Chittagong in 1975, around a deep tubewell
which was lying unused because of management problems. Government
of Bangladesh adopted the concept and introduced it in the country under
the name of "Packaged Input Programme" (PIP) in 1977.
Nabajug Tebhaga Khamar was awarded President's Award in 1978
for introducing an innovative organisation in agriculture.
2.
PHILIPPINES : Ramon Magsaysay Award : 1984
Awarded Ramon Magsaysay
Award in the Field of "Community Leadership" in 1984 for "Enabling
the neediest rural men and women to make themselves productive with
sound group-managed credit."
Awarded the Bangladesh Bank Award - 1985 in recognition of the contribution
in devising a new banking mechanism to extend credit to the rural landless
population, thereby creating self-employment and socio-economic development
for them.
4.
BANGLADESH : Independence Day award : 1987
Awarded the Independence Day Award, 1987, by the President for the outstanding
contribution in rural development. This is the highest civilian
national award of Bangladesh.
5.
SWITZERLAND : Aga Khan Award For Architecture : 1989
Awarded Aga Khan Award For Architecture, 1989 by Geneva-based Aga Khan
Foundation for designing and operating Grameen Bank Housing Programme
for the poor, which helped poor members of Grameen Bank to construct
60,000 housing units by 1989, each costing on an average $ 300.
6.
U.S.A. : Humanitarian Award : 1993
Awarded 1993 Humanitarian Award by the CARE, U.S.A. in recognition of
role in providing a uniquely pragmatic and effective method of empowering
poor women and men to embark on income generating activities.
Awarded Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science (Socio-Economic) in 1993.
8.
BANGLADESH : Rear Admiral M. A. Khan Memorial Gold-Medal Award : 1993
Awarded Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan Memorial Gold-Medal Award in 1993.
9. U.S.A. : World Food Prize : 1994
Awarded 1994 World Food Prize by World Food Prize Foundation, U.S.A.
in recognition of the lifetime achievements of an economist who created
a bank loan system that has given millions of people access to adequate
food and nutrition for the first time in their lives.
10.
U.S.A. : Pfeffer Peace Prize : 1994
Awarded 1994 Pfeffer Peace Prize by the Fellowship of Reconciliation,
U.S.A. for his vision of non-collateral lending through the Grameen Bank
and the courage of persevere in the concept that credit is a human right.
11.
BANGLADESH : Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold-Medal Award : 1994
Awarded Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold-Medal Award in 1994.
12.
SWITZERLAND : Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize : 1995
Awarded Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize in 1995.
13.
BANGLADESH : RCMD Award : 1995
Awarded Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka Foundation Award in 1995.
14.
VENEZUELA & UNESCO : International Simon Bolivar Prize : 1996
Awarded International Simon Bolivar Prize in 1996.
15.
U.S.A. : "Distinguished Alumnus Award" of Vanderbilt University
: 1996
Awarded "Distinguished Alumnus Award" of Vanderbilt University
in 1996.
16.
U.S.A. : International Activist Award : 1997
Awarded International Activist Award Gleitsman Foundation, U.S.A., in
1997.
17.
GERMANY : Planetary Consciousness Business Innovation Prize : 1997
18.
NORWAY : Help for self-help Prize : 1997
Awarded "Help for self-help Prize" by the Stromme Foundation
in 1997.
19.
ITALY : Man for Peace Award : 1997
Awarded "Man for Peace Award" by the Together For Peace Foundation
in 1997.
20.
U.S.A. : State of the World Forum Award : 1997
Awarded "State of the World Forum Award" by the State of the
World Forum, San Francisco in 1997.
21. U.K.:
One World Broadcasting Trust Media Awards : 1998
22. SPAIN : The
Prince of Austurias Award for Concord : 1998
23. AUSTRALIA :
Sydney Peace Prize : 1998
Awarded
"Sydney Peace Prize" by the Sydney Peace Foundation in 1998.
24. JAPAN : Ozaki
(Gakudo) Award : 1998
25. INDIA : Indira
Gandhi Prize : 1998
Awarded "Indira
Gandhi Prize" for Peace, Disarmament and Development by the Indira
Gandhi Memorial Trust in 1998.
26.
FRANCE : Juste of the Year Award : 1998
Awarded
"Juste of the Year" by the Les Justes D'or in 1998.
27.
U.S.A. : Rotary Award for World Understanding 1999
28. ITALY : Golden
Pegasus Award : 1999
Awarded
"Golden Pegasus Award" by the TUSCAN Regional Government in 1999.
29. ITALY : Roma
Award for Peace and Humanitarian Action : 1999
30. INDIA : Rathindra
Puraskar : 1998
Awarded
"Rathindra Puraskar for 1998" by the Visva-Bharati in 1999.
31. SWITZERLAND
: OMEGA Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement : 2000
32. ITALY : Award
of the Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate : 2000
33. JORDAN : King
Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Award : 2000
34. BANGLADESH :
"IDEB Gold Medal" Award : 2000
35. ITALY : "Artusi"
Prize : 2001
36. JAPAN : Grand
Prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize : 2001
Awarded "Grand
Prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize " by the Fukuoka
Asian Culture Prize Committee in 2001.
37. VIETNAM :
Ho Chi Minh Award : 2001
38. SPAIN : International
Cooperation Prize Caja de Granada : 2001
39. SPAIN :
"NAVARRA" International Aid Award : 2001
"NAVARRA" International
Aid Award by the Autonomous Government of Navarra together with
Caja Laboral (Savings Bank) in 2001.
40. U.S.A :
Mahatma Gandhi Award :2002
Awarded "Mahatma
Gandhi Award" by the M.K Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, in 2002.
41. U.K. : World
Technology Network Award 2003
Awarded "Telecinco
Award for Better Path Towards Solidarity" by the Spanish TV Netwark
- Channel 5 in 2004.
Awarded "World
Affairs Council Award for Extra-ordinary Contribution to Social Change"
by the World Affairs Council of Northern California in 2004.
Awarded "Leadership
in Social Entrepreneurship Award" by Fuqua School of Business of
Duke University, U.S.A. in 2004.
Awarded "Nikkei
Asia Prize for Regional Growth" by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.
(Nikkei) in 2004.
Awarded "Golden
Cross of the Civil Order of the Social Solidarity" by the Spanish
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in May, 2005.
Awarded "Freedom
Award" by the America's Freedom Foundation, Provo, Utah, U.S.A.
in July, 2005.
Awarded "Bangladesh
Computer Society Gold Medal" by the Bangladesh Computer Society,
Bangladesh in July, 2005.
Awarded " Prize
Il Ponte " by the Fondazione Europea Guido Venosta, Italy in November,
2005.
Awarded "Foundation
of Justice 2005" by the Foundation of Justice, Valencia, Spain
in January, 2006.
57. U.S.A :
Harvard University, Neustadt Award : 2006
Awarded "Neustadt
Award" by Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, U.S.A.
in May, 2006.
Awarded "Global
Citizen of the Year Award" by Patel Foundation for Global understanding,
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A in May, 2006.
Awarded "Franklin
D. Roosevelt Freedom Award" by Roosevelt Institute, Middleburg,
Province of New Zeeland, The Netherlands in May, 2006.
Awarded "ITU
World Information Society Award" by International Telecommunication
Union, Geneva, Switzerland in May, 2006.
Awarded "Seoul
Peace Prize 2006" by Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation, Seoul,
Korea in October, 2006.
Awarded "Convivencia
(Good Fellowship) of Ceuta 2006" by Fundacion Premio Convivencia,
Ceuta, Spain in October, 2006.
Awarded "Nobel
Peace Prize 2006" in October, 2006.
Awarded
"Disaster Mitigation Award 2006" by FIRST INDIA Disaster
Management Congress 2006, Delhi, India in November, 2006.
Awarded
"SHERA BANGALEE 2006" by ETV, India in February, 2007.
Awarded
"Global Trailblazer Award 2007" by the Vital Voices,
Washington DC, USA in March, 2007.
67. USA : ABICC
Award For Leadership In Global Trade : 2007 :
Awarded
"ABICC Award For Leadership in Global Trade 2007" by
ABICC, Miami, USA in March, 2007.
Awarded "Social
Entrepreneur Award 2007" by the Geoffrey Palmer Center for Social
Entrepreneurship and the Law, Pepperdine School of Law, USA in January,
2007.
Awarded "Global
Entrepreneurship Leader Award 2007" by the National Foundation
for Teaching Entrepreneurship, USA in April, 2007.
Awarded "Red
Cross Gold Medal 2007" by the Red Cross Society, Spain in 2007.
Awarded "Rabindra
Nath Tagore Birth Centenary Plaque 2007" by the Asiatic Society,
Kolkata, India in May, 2007.
Awarded "EFR-Business
Week Award 2007" by the University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
in May 2007.
Awarded "Nichols-Chancellor's
Medal" by the Vanderbilt University, U.S.A. in May, 2007.
Awarded "Vision
Award 2007" by the Global Economic Network, Berlin, Germany in
June, 2007.
Awarded "BAFI
Global Achievement Award 2007" by the Bangladesh-American Foundation
Inc., U.S.A in July, 2007.
76. U.S.A.: Rubin Museum Mandala Award:
Awarded "Rubin
Museum Mandala Award" by the Rubin Museum, USA, October 2007.
Awarded "Sakaal
Person of the Year Award 2007" by the Sakaal Group of Publications,
India in November, 2007.
Awarded "1st
AHPADA Global Award" by the ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development
Association (ASPADA), Philippines in November, 2007.
Awarded "Medal
of Honor" by the Government, Santa Catrina State, Brazil, November
2007.
Awarded the "UN
South - South Cooperation" by the United Nations, USA, December
2007.
Awarded "IWHC"
Award by the International Women's Health Coalition, February 2008.
Awarded "The
Kitakyushu Environmental Award" by the Mayor of City of Kitakyushu,
Japan, February 2008.
83.
U. S. A.: Chancellor's Medal
Awarded
" Chancellor's Medal" by York College, USA, February 2008.
84.
U. S. A.: President's Medal
Awarded
"President's Medal" by Lehman College, USA, March 2008.
85. U. S.
A.: Human Security Award
Awarded
" Human Security Award" by Muslim Public Affairs Council,
USA,
March
2008.
Honorary Degrees
Received by Professor Muhammad Yunus :
1.
U.K. : Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa,
by the University of East Anglia, U.K., in 1992.
2.
U.S.A. : Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Humanities by the Oberlin
College, U.S.A. in 1993.
3.
CANADA : Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Law, honoris causa,
by the University of Toronto, Canada in 1995.
4.
U.S.A. : Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Law by the Haverford
College, U.S.A. in May, 1996.
5.
U.K. : Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Law by the Warwick University,
U.K. in July, 1996.
6.
U.S.A.: Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Public Service by the
Saint Xaviers' University, U.S.A. in May, 1997.
7. U.S.A.
: Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Civil Law, Honoris Causa by the
University of the South, U.S.A. in January, 1998.
8.
BELGIUM : Awarded the Degree of Doctor Honoris Cause by the Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven, Belgium in February, 1998.
9. U.S.A.
: Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Social Science, honoris causa
by the Yale University, U.S.A. in May, 1998.
10. U.S.A.
: Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
by the Brigham Young University, U.S.A. in August, 1998.
11. AUSTRALIA :
Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science in Economics by the
University of Sydney, Australia in November, 1998.
12. AUSTRALIA :
Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University by the Queensland
University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia in February, 2000.
13. ITALY :
Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor in Economics and Business (Laurea
Honoris Causa) by the University of Turin, Turin, Italy in October,
2000.
14. U.S.A.
: Awarded the Degree of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa by the Colgate
University, Hamilton, U.S.A. in May 2002.
15. BELGIUM
: Awarded the Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University
Catholique of Louvain in February, 2003.
16. ARGENTINA
: Awarded the Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universitad Nacional
De Cuyo in April, 2003.
17. SOUTH
AFRICA : Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Economics, honoris Causa
by the University of Natal in December 2003.
18. INDIA
: Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa by the Bidhan
Chandra Krishi Viswayvidyalaya, India in February, 2004.
19. THAILAND
: Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Technology, Honoris Causa by the
Asian Institute of Technology in August, 2004.
20. ITALY
: Awarded the Degree of Doctor in Business Economics, Honoris Causa
by the University of Florence in September, 2004.
21. ITALY
: Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor in Pedagogyst by the
University of Bologna in October, 2004.
22. SPAIN
: Awarded the Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universidad
Complutense, Madrid in October, 2004.
23. SOUTH
AFRICA : Awarded the Honorary Doctorate Degree in Economics by the
University of Venda, South Africa in May, 2006.
24. LEBANON
: Awarded the Doctor of Humane Letters by the American University
of Beirut, Lebanon in June, 2006.
25. SPAIN
: Awarded the Doctor of Honoris Causa by the University of Alicante
in Valencia, Spain in June, 2006.
26. SPAIN
: Awarded the Doctor of Honoris Causa by the University of Valencia,
in Valencia, Spain in June, 2006.
- SPAIN : Awarded the
Doctor of Honoris Causa by the University of Jaume I in Valencia, Spain
in June, 2006.
- BANGLADESH : Awarded
the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
in February, 2007.
- JAPAN : Awarded the
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities by the Rikkyo University, Tokyo,
Japan in July, 2007.
- MALAYSIA
: Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Economics by the Universiti
Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia in August, 2007.
- KOREA
: Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by the
Ewha Womans University in September, 2007.
- COSTA RICA: Awarded
the Doctor of Humanities Honoris Causa Degree by the Earth University
in December 2007.
- USA: Awarded
Honorary Degree by the Regis University, USA in March 2008.
- CANADA: Awarded
Honorary Degree by the University of British Columbia, in March 2008.
Special Honour
:
1.
PHILIPPINES : Legislature of Negros Occidental, a province of
the Philippines, passed a resolution awarding the status of "Adopted
Son of Negros Occidental" for the contribution made to the
poorest of the poor of the province, in 1992.
2. BANGLADESH
: Chosen by The Daily Star, a daily newspaper of Bangladesh, as the
"Man of the Year 1994".
3. U.S.A. : Was Chosen
as the" Person of the Week"
Professor Muhammad
Yunus was chosen as the "Person of the Week" by American
TV ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings on September 15, 1995
at the conclusion of the World Summit on Women held in Beijing.
"Finally
this evening, our Person of the Week. As we reported elsewhere in this
broadcast, the International Women's Conference in China is now over.
And the women there, from many parts of the world, will go home and
try to inspire others to translate all the talking into action which
will benefit women. On this final day of the women's conference, we
choose a man. He was on the agenda of the women's conference because
he truly understands the value of women."
4. HONG
KONG : The ASIAWEEK, a weekly international news-magazine has selected
as one of the "Twenty Great Asians (1975
- 1995)".
5. INDIA :
The Ananda Bazar Patrika a daily leading newspaper of India has selected
as one of the "Ten Great Bangalees of the century"
(1900-1999).
6. HONG KONG
: The ASIAWEEK, a weekly international news-magazine has selected as
one of the "Asians of the Century (1900-1999).
7. U.S.A.
: The U.S. NEWS a weekly leading news-magazine of U.S.A. has selected
as one of the 20 Heroes in the world in 2001.
8. U.S.A. :
Appointed as an International Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS
by the United Nations in June, 2002.
9.
BANGLADESH : Elected as a Fellow of the Society by the Asiatic
Society of Bangladesh in September, 2003.
Professor Yunus was
chosen by Wharton School of Business for PBS documentary, as one of
"The 25 Most Influential Business Persons of the Past 25 Years"
Among others were : Bill Gates, George Soros, Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Bezos,
Richard Branson, Warren Buffertt, Michael Dell, Alan Greenspan, Lee
Lacocca, Charles Schwab, Frederick Smith, and Sam Walton. PBS
aired the programme on January 19, 2004, in their "Nightly Business
News".
11. U.S.A. : Profiled
in Discovery Channel
In 2004, TV Cable
Channel Discovery produced an autobiography documentary film series
titled "Crossings". In each episode it featured "one
individual who made significant contribution to society as a result
of certain experiences in life." Twelve Asians were profiled
in this series. Professor Muhammad Yunus was one of them.
He was the only one from the South Asian countries. Among others
were : Chinese actress-director Joan Chan, international action movie
star Jackie Chan, Thai elephant keeper Saudia Shawalla, and Malaysian
cartoonist Datuk Laat.
12.
FRANCE : Inducted as a Member of the Legion d'Houneur
by President Chirac of France in May, 2004.
13. BELGIUM
: Appointed as a Special Advisor to Hon'ble Mr. Louis Michel,
E.U. Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid in March 2005.
14. FRANCE
: Awarded "Professeur Honoris Causa" by the most
prestigious business school of France, HEC, in October, 2005.
15. TURKEY :
Addressed the "Members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly"
at the invitation of the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Mr.
Bulent ARINC, on May 15, 2006.
16. COLOMBIA :
Received the "Key of Bogota City" from the Mayor of
Bogota City, the capital of Columbia in October, 2006.
17. COLOMBIA :
Addressed Upper House of Parliament (Senate) and formal conferment
of the title of "Knight", Colombia in October, 2006.
18. CHINA :
Appointed as "Honorary Professor" by Peking University,
China on October, 2006.
19. HONG KONG :
"TIME" a weekly International news-magazine has selected as
an "ASIAN HERO" of their "60 Years of ASIAN HEROS"
issue in November, 2006.
20. USA : MSN
chosen as one of "Ten Most Influential Men of 2006" in their
MSN LIFESTYLE : MEN category in December, 2006.
-
FRANCE: Diploma of Honor given by Friends of the Indian Ocean,
December 2006
- KOREA
: Selected as a "Distinguished Fellow" of the Ewha Academy
for Advanced Studies,
EWHA WOMENS UNIVERSITY, Seoul, Korea in March, 2007.
- BAHRAIN : Conferred
the highest honour "Medal of the First Order of Merit" by
the Kingdom
of Bahrain in February, 2007.
- VENEZUELA Conferred
the highest honor of Government of Venezuela "Order of the
Liberator in First Class with Grand Decoration" by President Hugo
Chavez of Venezuela in Caracas, May 2007.
- U.S.A. : "Business
Week" a weekly international news magazine has selected as one of
the "Greatest Entrepreneurs of All Time" in July, 2007.
- CHINA : The Government
of Hainan Province of the People's Republic of China has honoured
as an Adviser to the Government of Hainan Province in July, 2007
- KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
: Conferred by HM King of Saudi Arabia the highest Civil Award
"King Abdul Aziz Medal" in September, 2007.
- ECUADOR: Conferred
Key to the City of Guayaquil and named Distinguished Guest of the City
of Guayaquil declared by the District of Guayaquil, December 2007.
- ECUADOR: Conferred
Key to the City of Quito and named Distinguished Guest of the City
of Quito declared by the District of Quito, December 2007.
- ECUADOR: Visiting
Fellow University Catolica of Guayaquil, Guayaquil, December 2007 .
- USA: Bill White, Mayor
of the City of Houston, USA has honoured Muhammad Yunus through proclaiming
January 14, 2008 as Muhammad Yunus Day, January 2008.
- BENIN: Commander of
the National Order of Benin :
Conferred " Commander of the National Order of Benin" by the
Grand Chancellor of the Order of Benin in Cortonou in February,
2008.
Awards Received
by Grameen Bank
1.
SWITZERLAND : Aga Khan Award For Architecture : 1989
Awarded Aga Khan Award For Architecture, 1989 by Geneva-based Aga Khan
Foundation for designing and operating Grameen Bank Housing Programme
for the poor, which helped poor members of Grameen Bank to construct
60,000 housing units by 1989, each costing on an average $ 300.
2.
BELGIUM : King Baudouin International Development Prize : 1993
Awarded "The King Baudouin International Development Prize 1992"
for its recognition of the role of women in the process of development
and the novelty of a financial credit system contributing to the improvement
of the social and material condition of women and their families in
rural areas.
3.
BANGLADESH : Independence Day Award : 1994
4.
MALAYSIA : Tun Abdul Razak Award : 1994
Awarded 1994 Tun Abdul Razak Award for the Bank's unique programme to
lend money to the poorest of the poor and thus transform the lives of
thousands of impoverished people.
5. UNITED KINGDOM
: World Habitat Award : 1997
6. INDIA : Gandhi
Peace Prize : 2000
Awarded
"Gandhi Peace Prize :2000" by Government of India.
7. U.S.A. : Petersberg
Prize : 2004
Awarded "Petersberg
Prize 2004" by the Development Gateway Foundation, U.S.A. in 2004.
Awarded "Nobel
Peace Prize 2006" in October, 2006.
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