The Daily Beast – Media Gallery: The 25 Smartest Person of the Decade, Muhammad Yunus is #5
#5, Muhammad Yunus
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Position: Managing Director of Grameen Bank
Why He Was Nominated: He used his brain to make a dent in the fight against poverty. This "banker to the poor" from Bangladesh is the originator of the innovative microcredit concept, in which financing is doled out to those too poor to receive traditional loans to help them break free from poverty. For his work, Yunus, 69, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. Yunus has also been an advocate for transparency in India's national elections, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel, alongside Tony Blair and Kofi Annan. The panel promotes Africa’s economic, social, and political development.
Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-30/the-25-smartest-people-of-the-decade/?cid=bsa:mostpopular2#gallery=1034;page=21
