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Azim Premji

1945 - Today

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Azim Hashim Premji (born 24 July 1945) is an Indian businessman and philanthropist, who was the chairman of Wipro. Premji remains a non-executive member of the board and founder chairman. In 2010, he was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek. He was listed among the 100 most influential people by Time magazine, in 2004 and 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Azim Premji is the 494th most popular businessperson (down from 434th in 2024), the 599th most popular biography from India (down from 505th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Azim Premji ranks 494 out of 847. Before him are Eduardo Saverin, Alexey Miller, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Vladimir Lisin, Ernest Oppenheimer, and Sherry Lansing. After him are Mohammed bin Hammam, J. R. D. Tata, Samuel Cunard, Anders Frisk, Mike Lindell, and Carl Icahn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Azim Premji ranks 401. Before him are Geoff Emerick, Adele Goldberg, Stephen Schneider, Sadakazu Tanigaki, Burhan Ghalioun, and Sharafuddin of Selangor. After him are Natalya Seleznyova, Elvin Hayes, Kees van Ierssel, Willeke Alberti, Jean-Marie Poiré, and Gregory Olsen.

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In India

Among people born in India, Azim Premji ranks 599 out of 1,861. Before him are Irom Chanu Sharmila (1972), Saalumarada Thimmakka (1911), Shabana Azmi (1950), Jeannette Altwegg (1930), Amarinder Singh (1942), and Antony Padiyara (1921). After him are Harihara I (1336), Palden Thondup Namgyal (1923), Om Puri (1950), Barry Hay (1948), Padma Bandopadhyay (1944), and Humpy Koneru (1987).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In India

Among businesspeople born in India, Azim Premji ranks 12. Before him are Ajay Banga (1959), Dhirubhai Ambani (1932), Sundar Pichai (1972), Satya Nadella (1967), Arvind Krishna (1962), and Akshata Murty (1980). After him are Gautam Adani (1962), Indra Nooyi (1955), Anil Ambani (1959), Dwarkanath Tagore (1794), Vijay Mallya (1955), and Cyrus Mistry (1968).

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