Azim Premji Achievements

Azim Premji Achievements

Azim Premji is the great leader and the Billionaire business tycoon of India. He achieved lots of things in his life. Here are the few achievements of Mr.Azim Premji.

- Born in 1945 in Karachi, Pakistan, he took the charge of his father’s vegetable oil company WIPRO in 1966 and transformed it into a soap to software giant in just 3 decades.

- Azim is India’s second richest person having net worth of US $ 17.5 Billion according to Forbes 2010.

- He runs Azim Premji Foundation which is funded by his own money.

- He is a great leader and received several awards of great leader by various organisations.

- WIPRO today is the biggest BPO Service provider of India

- Wipro is today ranked among the top 100 Technology companies globally (by Business Week).

- He was adjudged the Business Man of the Year 2000 by Business India and as the Business Leader of the Year 2004 by the Economic Time

- Time listed him (April 2004) as one amongst 100 most influential people in the world.

- In January 2005, the Government of India conferred upon him the Padmabhushana, one of the highest civilian awards in the country.

- He is a frugal billionaire, drives TOYOTA Corolla, and travel via air by economy class even today.