Muhammad Yunus
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Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, entrepreneur, politician, and civil society leader, who has been serving as Chief Adviser of the Interim government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024.[1] Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance.[2] Yunus has received several other national and international honors, including the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010.[3]
References
- ↑ "Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh's interim government" (in en). 2024-08-08. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/8/muhammad-yunus-takes-oath-as-head-of-bangladeshs-interim-government.
- ↑ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2006" (in en-US). https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2006/yunus/biographical/.
- ↑ "House and Senate Leaders Announce Gold Medal Ceremony for Professor Muhammad Yunus". March 5, 2013. http://www.speaker.gov/press-release/house-senate-leaders-announce-gold-medal-ceremony-professor-muhammad-yunus.