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Azim Hashim Premji (born 24 July 1945) is an Indian businessman and philanthropist, who was the chairman of Wipro Limited. Premji remains a non-executive member of the board and founder chairman. [4]
The company was incorporated on 29 December 1945 in Amalner by MH Hasham Premji as Western India Vegetable Products Limited, a manufacturer of cooking oils. [5][6][7] In 1966, after Hasham Premji's death, his son Azim Premji dropped out of Stanford University and took over as chairperson at age 21.
Jun 24, 2023 · M.H. Hasham Premji, a visionary leader, recognized the potential for growth and diversification beyond the vegetable oil business. However, fate had other plans when he passed away in 1966, leaving the company’s reins to his 21-year-old son, Azim Premji.
Sep 3, 2021 · In 1945, M.H. Hasham Premji had registered a company, named Western India Vegetable Products Ltd (now abbreviated to Wipro), that manufactured vegetable and refined oils in Amalner, a town in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district.
Dec 29, 2020 · Bengaluru: On December 29th, 1945, a businessman from Mumbai, Muhamed Husain Hasham Premji, registered Western India Vegetable Products Limited after buying an oil mill in Amalner, a city located in the Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.
At only twenty-one, Mohamedhusain Hasham Premji took over his late father’s grain trade and expanded into manufacturing. His first project was an oil mill in the Indian heartland - Western India Vegetable Products.
Explore the remarkable journey and transformative business insights of Azim H. Premji, the visionary leader behind Wipro's success in the global business landscape.
