|
|
|
|
Profile of Dr. Muhammad Yunus |
|
|
|
|
| | Bio-Data of
Professor Muhammad Yunus Managing Director, Grameen Bank
Dhaka, Bangladesh | | | | Personal Information | | | Name | | PROFESSOR MUHAMMAD YUNUS | | | Present Address | | Managing Director
Grameen Bank, Mirpur Two, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
Website : www.grameen.com | | | 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 | | 1972(July-Sept) | | Deputy Chief, General Economics Division, Planning Commission,Government of Bangladesh. | | 1972 - 75 | | Associate Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics, Chittagong University, Bangladesh | | 1975 - 1989 | | Professor of Economics, Chittagong University and Director, Rural Economics Programme, Chittagong, Bangladesh | | 1976 - 1983 | | Project Director, Grameen Bank Project, Bangladesh | | 1983 - today | | Managing Director, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh | | 1996(April-June) | | 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). | | 6) | | Member of the National Debt Settlement Board headed by the President of Bangladesh (1989-90). | | 7) | | Member of the Task Force for reviewing the operation of the Nationalised Commercial Banks(1989). | | 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 DC, 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 theAdvisory 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). | | | | |
| | 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. | | | | |
| | Member, Board of Directors (National) | | | | 1) | | 1976 - 1983 | | Founder and Project Director, Grameen Bank Project. | | 2) | | 1983 - to-date | | Founder and Managing Director, Grameen Bank, Dhaka. | | 3) | | 1991 - to-date | | Founder and Chairman, Grameen Krishi (Agriculture) Foundation, Rangpur. | | 4) | | 1990 - to-date | | Founder and Executive Trustee, Grameen Trust, Dhaka. | | 5) | | 1990 - to-date | | Designer and member of Governing Body, Polli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Dhaka. | | 6) | | 1979 - to-date | | Member, Board of Directors, Centre for Mass Education for Science, Dhaka. | | 7) | | 1994 - to-date | | Founder and Chairman, Grameen Fund (a Social Venture Capital Fund), Dhaka. | | 8) | | 1994 - to-date | | Founder and Chairman, Grameen Motsho (Fisheries)O PasuSampad (Livestock) Foundation, Dhaka. | | 9) | | 1994 - to-date | | Founder and Chairman, Grameen Uddog, a non-stock, non-profit organization dedicated to promote the interest of the handloom-weavers of Bangladesh. | | 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. | | 11) | | 1995 - to-date | | Founder and Chairman, Grameen Shamogree (Products), Dhaka. | | 12) | | 1995 - to-date | | Founder and Chairman, Gona Shyastha Grameen Textile Mills Ltd., Dhaka. | | 13) | | 1996 - to-date | | Founder and Chairman, Grameen Cybernet, 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. | | 18) | | 1996 - to-date | | Member, Advisory Council of the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Dhaka. | | 19) | | 1997 - to-date | | Founder and Chairman, Grameen Shikkha (Education), Dhaka. | | 20) | | 1997 - to-date | | Founder and Chairman, Grameen Knitwear Ltd., Dhaka. | | 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. | | 25) | | 2002 - to-date | | Founder and Chairman, Grameen Information Highways Ltd, Dhaka. | | | | | | |
| | Member, Board of Directors (International) | | | | 1) | | 1987 - 1997 | | Board of Directors, RESULTS, A Citizen's Lobby, Washington DC, U.S.A. | | 2) | | 1987 - 1995 | | Board of Trustees, Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (A Grameen Replication Project in Malaysia.) | | 3) | | 1989 - 1994 | | Board of Trustees of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines. | | 4) | | 1990 - to-date | | Chief Patron, Credit and Savings for Hardcore Poor, (CASHPOR), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | | 5) | | 1990 - 1992 | | Steering Committee, The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland. | | 6) | | 1992 - 2002 | | Board of Directors, Calvert World Values Fund, Washington DC, USA. | | 7) | | 1993 - to-date | | 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. | | 9) | | 1996 - to-date | | Patron, United Kingdom Social Investment Forum, London,U.K. | | 10) | | 1998 - to-date | | Board of Directors, United Nations Foundation , Washington, U.S.A. | | 11) | | 2000 - to-date | | Founding Patron, C21 : Tomorrow’s Leaders for a Safer Planet, Oxford Research Group , Oxford, United Kingdom. | | 12) | | 2001 - to-date | | Board of Directors, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship , Cologny, Switzerland. | | 13) | | 2002 - to-date | | Board of Director, ManyOne Foundation, Canada. | | 14) | | 2006 - to-date | | Board of Trustees, Coexist Foundation, University of Cambridge, UK. | | 15) | | 2007 - to-date | | Board of Director, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Monaco. | | | | | | |
| | 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." | | 3. | | BANGLADESH | Central Bank Award : 1985 | | | | 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. | | 7. | | SRI LANKA | Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science (Socio Economic) : 1993 | | | | 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 | | | | Awarded "Planetary Consciousness Business Innovation Prize" by the club of Budapest in 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 | | | | Awarded “One World Broadcasting Trust Special Award” by the One World Broadcasting Trust in 1998. | | 22. | | SPAIN | The Prince of Austurias Award for Concord : 1998 | | | | Awarded “The Prince of Austurias Award for Concord” by The Prince of Austurias Foundation in 1998. | | 23. | | AUSTRALIA | Sydney Peace Prize : 1998 | | | | Awarded “Sydney Peace Prize” by the Sydney Peace Foundation in 1998. | | 24. | | JAPAN | Ozaki (Gakudo) Award : 1998 | | | | Awarded “Ozaki (Gakudo) Award” by the Ozaki Yukio Memorial Foundation in 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 | | | | Awarded “Rotary Award for World Understanding” by the Rotary International in 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 | | | | Awarded “Roma Award for Peace and Humanitarian Action” by the Municipality of Rome in 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 | | | | Awarded “OMEGA Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement” in 2000. | | 32. | | ITALY | Award of the Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate : 2000 | | | | Awarded “The Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate” in 2000. | | 33. | | JORDAN | King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Award : 2000 | | | | Awarded "King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Award" by the King Hussein Foundation in 2000. | | 34. | | BANGLADESH | "IDEB Gold Medal" Award : 2000 | | | | Awarded IDEB Gold Medal Award by the Institute of Diploma Engineers in 2000. | | 35. | | ITALY | "Artusi" Prize : 2001 | | | | Awarded "Artusi" prize by Comune di Forlimpopoli in 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 | | | | Awarded “Ho Chi Minh Award” by the Ho Chi Minh City Peoples’ Committee in 2001. | | 38. | | SPAIN | International Cooperation Prize Caja de Granada : 2001 | | | | Awarded “International Cooperation Prize Caja de Granada” Caja de Ahorros de Granada in 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 "World Technology Network Award 2003" for Finance by the World Technology Network in 2003. | | 42. | | SWEDEN | Volvo Environment Prize 2003 | | | | Awarded "Volvo Environment Prize 2003" by the Volvo Environment Prize Foundation in 2003. | | 43. | | COLOMBIA | National Merit Order Award | | | | Awarded "National Merit Order" by the Honorable President of the Republic of Colombia in 2003. | | 44. | | FRANCE | The Medal of the Painter Oswaldo Guayasamin Award | | | | Awarded "The Medal of the Painter Oswaldo Guayasamin" by the UNESCO in 2003. | | 45. | | SPAIN | Telecinco Award : 2004 | | | | Awarded "Telecinco Award for Better Path Towards Solidarity" by the Spanish TV Netwark - Channel 5 in 2004. | | 46. | | ITALY | City of Orvieto Award : 2004 | | | | Awarded "City of Orvieto Award" by the Municipality of Orvieto in 2004. | | 47. | | U.S.A | The Economist Innovation Award : 2004 | | | | Awarded "The Economist Award for Social and Economic Innovation" by The Economist in 2004. | | 48. | | U.S.A. | World Affairs Council Award : 2004 | | | | Awarded "World Affairs Council Award for Extra-ordinary Contribution to Social Change" by the World Affairs Council of Northern California in 2004. | | 49. | | U.S.A. | Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award | | | | Awarded "Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award" by Fuqua School of Business of Duke University, U.S.A. in 2004. | | 50. | | ITALY | Premio Galileo 2000 - Special Prize for Peace : 2004 | | | | Awarded "Premio Galileo 2000 - Special Prize for Peace" by Ina Assitalia Fireuze in 2004. | | 51. | | JAPAN | Nikkei Asia Prize : 2004 | | | | Awarded "Nikkei Asia Prize for Regional Growth" by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (Nikkei) in 2004. | | 52. | | SPAIN | Golden Cross of the Civil Order of the Social Solidarity : 2005 | | | | Awarded "Golden Cross of the Civil Order of the Social Solidarity" by the Spanish Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in May, 2005. | | 53. | | U.S.A. | Freedom Award : 2005 | | | | Awarded "Freedom Award" by the America's Freedom Foundation, Provo, Utah, U.S.A. in July, 2005. | | 54. | | BANGLADESH | Bangladesh Computer Society Gold Medal : 2005 | | | | Awarded "Bangladesh Computer Society Gold Medal" by the Bangladesh Computer Society, Bangladesh in July, 2005. | | 55. | | ITALY | Prize Il Ponte : 2005 | | | | Awarded " Prize Il Ponte " by the Fondazione Europea Guido Venosta, Italy in November, 2005. | | 56. | | SPAIN | Foundation of Justice : 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. | | 58. | | U.S.A | Global Citizen of the Year Award: 2006 | | | | Awarded "Global Citizen of the Year Award" by Patel Foundation for Global understanding, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A in May, 2006. | | 59. | | NETHERLAND | Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Award: 2006 | | | | Awarded "Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Award" by Roosevelt Institute, Middleburg, Province of New Zeeland, The Netherlands in May, 2006. | | 60. | | SWITZERLAND | ITU World Information Society Award: 2006 | | | | Awarded "ITU World Information Society Award" by International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland in May, 2006. | | 61. | | KOREA | Seoul Peace Prize : 2006 | | | | Awarded "Seoul Peace Prize 2006" by Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation, Seoul, Korea in October, 2006. | | 62. | | SPAIN | Convivencia (Good Fellowship) of Ceuta Award : 2006 | | | | Awarded "Convivencia (Good Fellowship) of Ceuta 2006" by Fundacion Premio Convivencia, Ceuta, Spain in October, 2006. | | 63. | | Norway | Nobel Peace Prize : 2006 | | | | Awarded "Nobel Peace Prize 2006" in October, 2006. | | 64. | | INDIA | Disaster Mitigation Award : 2006 | | | | Awarded "Disaster Mitigation Award 2006" by FIRST INDIA Disaster Management Congress 2006, Delhi, India in November, 2006. | | 65. | | INDIA | Shera Bangalee :2006 | | | | Awarded "SHERA BANGALEE 2006" by ETV, India in February, 2007. | | 66. | | U.S.A | Global Trailblazer Award : 2007 | | | | Awarded "Global Trailblazer Award 2007" by the Vital Voices, Washington DC, USA in March, 2007. | | 67. | | U.S.A | ABICC Award For Leadership In Global Trade : 2007 | | | | Awarded "ABICC Award For Leadership in Global Trade 2007" by ABICC, Miami, USA in March, 2007. | | 68. | | U.S.A | Social Entrepreneur Award : 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. | | 69. | | U.S.A | Global Entrepreneurship Leader Award : 2007 | | | | Awarded "Global Entrepreneurship Leader Award 2007" by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, USA in April, 2007. | | 70. | | SPAIN | RED CROSS Gold Medal : 2007 | | | | Awarded "Red Cross Gold Medal 2007" by the Red Cross Society, Spain in 2007. | | 71. | | INDIA | Rabindra Nath Tagore Birth Centenary Plaque : 2007 | | | | Awarded "Rabindra Nath Tagore Birth Centenary Plaque 2007" by the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, India in May, 2007. | | 72. | | NETHERLAND | EFR-Business Week Award : 2007 | | | | Awarded "EFR-Business Week Award 2007" by the University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands in May 2007. | | 73. | | U.S.A. | Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal : 2007 | | | | Awarded "Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal" by the Vanderbilt University, U.S.A. in May, 2007. | | 74. | | GERMANY | Vision Award : 2007 : | | | | Awarded "Vision Award 2007" by the Global Economic Network, Berlin, Germany in June, 2007. | | 75. | | U.S.A | BAFI Global Achievement Award : 2007 | | | | Awarded "BAFI Global Achievement Award 2007" by the Bangladesh-American Foundation Inc., U.S.A in July, 2007. | | | | | |
| | 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. | | 27. | | SPAIN | | Awarded the Doctor of Honoris Causa by the University of Jaume I in Valencia, Spain in June, 2006. | | 28. | | BANGLADESH | | Awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in February, 2007. | | 29. | | JAPAN | | Awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities by the Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan in July, 2007. | | | | | | |
| | 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. This is how Peter Jennings announced the news : "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. | | 10. | | U.S.A | | | | | | PBS Documentary : The 25 Most Influential Business Persons of the Past 25 Years 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. | | 21. | | KOREA | | | | | | Selected as a "Distinguished Fellow" of the Ewha Academy for Advanced Studies, EWHA WOMENS UNIVERSITY, Seoul, Korea in March, 2007. | | 22. | | BAHRAIN | | | | | | Conferred the highest honour "Medal of the First Order of Merit" by the Kingdom of Bahrain in February, 2007. | | 23. | | U.S.A. | | | | | | “Business Week” a weekly international news magazine has selected as one of the “Greatest Entrepreneurs of All Time” in July, 2007. | | | | |
| | 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 | | | | Awarded Independence Day Award for outstanding contribution to Rural Development. | | 4. | | MALAYSIA | Tun Abdul Razak Award : 1994 | | | | 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. | | UNITED KINGDOM | World Habitat Award : 1997 | | | | Awarded “World Habitat Award : 1997” by Building and Social Housing Foundation. | | 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. | | 8. | | Norway | Nobel Peace Prize : 2006 | | | | Awarded "Nobel Peace Prize 2006" in October, 2006. | | | | | |
| | | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
