Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist, was born on 24 July 1945 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, who is the chairman of Wipro Limited. He is informally known as the Czar of the Indian IT Industry. He was responsible for guiding Wipro through four decades of diversification and growth to finally emerge as one of the global leaders in the software industry. In 2010, he was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek. He has twice been listed among the 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine, once in 2004 and more recently in 2011. Premji owns 73% percent of Wipro and also owns a private equity fund, Premji Invest, which manages his $2 billion worth of personal portfolio. Premji was born in Bombay, India in a Nizari Ismaili Shia Muslim family with origins from Kutch in Gujarat. His father was a noted businessman and was known as Rice King of Burma. After partition, when Jinnah invited his father Muhammed Hashem Premji to come to Pakistan, he turned down the request and chose to remain in India. In 1945, Muhammed Hashim Premji incorporated Western Indian Vegetable Products Ltd, based at Amalner, a small town in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. It used to manufacture cooking oil under the brand name Sunflower Vanaspati, and a laundry soap called 787, a byproduct of oil manufacture.
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| Name | Azim Premji |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Azim Hashim Premji |
| Sun Sign | Leo |
| Birth Place | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Date Of Birth | 24/07/1945 |
| Age | 72 Years |
| Height | 5'2" |
| Weight | 65 Kg |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | White |
| Profession | Indian Business Tycoon, Philanthropist, The Chairman of 'Wipro Limited' |
| Awards | Greatest Entrepreneur by Business week, Honorary doctorate from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (2000), Lakshya Business Visionary award (2006), D Lett degree from Aligarh Muslim University (2008), Honorary doctorate from Wesleyan University (2009), Padma Bhushan (2005), Padma Vibhushan (2011) |
| TV Serials | Unknown |
| Movie | Unknown |
| School | St. Mary's School, Mumbai, |
| College | Stanford University |
| Education | Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering |
| Hobbies | Jogging ,Playing Golf |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Home Town | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| City | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Fathers Name | Unknown |
| Mothers Name | Unknown |
| Spouse | Yasmeen Premji |
| Children | Rishad and Taniq |
| Girlfriend/Boyfriend | Yasmeen Premji |