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  1. Some Lesser Known Facts About Azim Premji. Azim Premji was born in Bombay in a Shia Muslim family with roots from Kutch in Gujarat. His father, Mohamed Hashem Premji, was a well-renowned businessman and was titled “Rice King of Burma.”

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    Premji was born in Bombay, India in an Khoja Ismaili Muslim, Shia Islam family from Gujarat. [1] [18] His father was a noted businessman and was known as Rice King of Burma. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, invited his father Muhammed Hashim Premji to come to Pakistan, he turned down the request and chose to remain in India. [19]

  3. Nov 11, 2020 · Azim Hashim Premji was born on July 24, 1945, in Mumbai (then Bombay) to a Muslim family. His father Mohamed Hashim Premji was known as the Rice King of Burma. The founder of Pakistan, Muhammad...

  4. Azim Hashim Premji stands as a towering figure in India, renowned for his visionary leadership, remarkable generosity, and unwavering dedication to social change. His impact spans both the corporate realm and the philanthropic sphere, leaving an indelible imprint on the fabric of Indian society.

  5. Azim Premji has a deep faith in giving back to the society. He founded the Azim Premji Foundation, a non-profit organization, in 2001. Through this foundation he aims to contribute towards achieving quality education for all in rural India in order to build a more equitable and sustainable society.

  6. Azim Premji has a deep faith in giving back to the society. He founded the Azim Premji Foundation, a non-profit organization, in 2001. Through this foundation he aims to contribute towards achieving quality education for all in rural India in order to build a more equitable and sustainable society.

  7. Apr 26, 2024 · Azim Premji (born July 24, 1945, Bombay [now Mumbai], India) is an Indian business entrepreneur who served as chairman of Wipro Limited, guiding the company through four decades of diversification and growth to emerge as a world leader in the software industry.

  8. He is a Gujarati Muslim and his family is originally from Kutch. His father Mohamed Hashem Premji was a famous businessman in his time and was also referred to as the ‘Rice King of Burma’. When...

  9. Oct 13, 2022 · AZIM PREMJI: BUSINESSMAN AND PHILANTHROPIST Being rich ‘did not thrill’ him. Azim Premji, among India’s richest businessmen, had once said so. He did not lose sleep over the fact that he went down to the seventeenth position (in 2019) from the second spot he held in the Forbes India Rich List.

  10. Azim Premji. Premji is an Indian business tycoon and philanthropist who was the Chairman of Wipro Limited, a leader in the software industry, and remains non-executive director of the board. In 2011, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award by the Government of India.