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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 Limited. Premji remains a non-executive member of the board and founder chairman. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Azim Premji is the 491st most popular businessperson (down from 434th in 2019), 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 491 out of 847Before 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 401Before 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 1,861Before 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).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In India

Among businesspeople born in India, Azim Premji ranks 12Before 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).