DR MUHAMMAD
YUNUS
Muhammad Yunus was
born in 28th June, 1940 in the village of
Bathua, in Hathazari,
Chittagong
, the business centre
of what was then Eastern Bengal. He
was the third of 14 children of whom five died in
infancy. His father was a successful goldsmith who always
encouraged his sons to seek higher education. But his
biggest influence was his mother, Sufia Khatun, who
always helped any poor that knocked on their door. This
inspired him to commit himself to eradication of poverty.
His early childhood years were spent in the village. In
1947, his family moved to the city of Chittagong, where
his father had the jewelery business.
In 1974,
Professor Muhammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi economist from
Chittagong University
, led
his students on a field trip to a poor village. They
interviewed a woman who made bamboo stools, and learnt
that she had to borrow the equivalent of 15p to buy raw
bamboo for each stool made. After repaying the middleman,
sometimes at rates as high as 10% a week, she was left
with a penny profit margin. Had she been able to borrow
at more advantageous rates, she would have been able to
amass an economic cushion and raise herself above
subsistence level.
Realizing that
there must be something terribly wrong with the economics he
was teaching, Yunus took matters into his own hands, and
from his own pocket lent the equivalent of ? 17 to 42
basket-weavers. He found that it was possible with this tiny
amount not only to help them survive, but also to create the
spark of personal initiative and enterprise necessary to
pull themselves out of poverty.
Against the
advice of banks and government, Yunus carried on giving out
'micro-loans', and in 1983 formed the Grameen Bank, meaning
'village bank' founded on principles of trust and
solidarity. In Bangladesh today, Grameen has 1,084 branches,
with 12,500 staff serving 2.1 million borrowers in 37,000
villages. On any working day Grameen collects an average of
$1.5 million in weekly installments. Of the borrowers, 94%
are women and over 98% of the loans are paid back, a
recovery rate higher than any other banking system. Grameen
methods are applied in projects in 58 countries, including
the US, Canada, France, The Netherlands and
Norway.
Awards
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BANGLADESH : President's Award :
1978
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Originator
of the concept of Three share Farming
(Tebhaga Khamar) as a joint farming
operation. Organised Nabajug Tebhaga Khamar
in Jobra, Chittagong
in
1975, around a deep tubewell which was lying
unused because of management problems.
Government of Bangladesh adopted the concept
and introduced it in the country under the
name of "Packaged Input Programme" (PIP) in
1977. Nabajug Tebhaga Khamar was awarded
President's Award in 1978 for introducing an
innovative organisation in
agriculture.
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PHILIPPINES : Ramon Magsaysay Award :
1984
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Awarded
Ramon Magsaysay Award in the Field of
"Community Leadership" in 1984 for "Enabling
the neediest rural men and women to make
themselves productive with sound group
managed credit."
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BANGLADESH : Central Bank Award :
1985
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Awarded
the Bangladesh Bank Award 1985 in
recognition of the contribution in devising
a new banking mechanism to extend credit to
the rural landless population, thereby
creating self employment and socio economic
development for them.
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4
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BANGLADESH : Independence Day award :
1987
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Awarded
the Independence Day Award, 1987, by the
President for the outstanding contribution
in rural development. This is the highest
civilian national award of
Bangladesh.
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5
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SWITZERLAND : Aga Khan Award For Architecture :
1989
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Awarded
Aga Khan Award For Architecture, 1989
by Geneva
based Aga Khan Foundation for designing and
operating Grameen Bank Housing Programme for
the poor, which helped poor members of
Grameen Bank to construct 60,000 housing
units by 1989, each costing on an average $
300.
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6
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U.S.A. : Humanitarian Award :
1993
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Awarded
1993 Humanitarian Award by the CARE,
U.S.A.
in recognition of role in providing a
uniquely pragmatic and effective method of
empowering poor women and men to embark on
income generating activities.
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SRI LANKA : Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science
(Socio Economic) : 1993
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Awarded
Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science (Socio
Economic) in 1993.
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BANGLADESH : Rear Admiral M. A. Khan Memorial
Gold Medal Award : 1993
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Awarded
Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan Memorial Gold
Medal Award in 1993.
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U.S.A. : World Food Prize : 1994
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Awarded
1994 World Food Prize by World Food Prize
Foundation, U.S.A.
in recognition of the lifetime achievements
of an economist who created a bank loan
system that has given millions of people
access to adequate food and nutrition for
the first time in their lives.
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10
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U.S.A. : Pfeffer Peace Prize :
1994
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Awarded
1994 Pfeffer Peace Prize by the Fellowship
of Reconciliation, U.S.A.
for his
vision of non collateral lending through the
Grameen Bank and the courage of persevere in
the concept that credit is a human
right.
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11
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BANGLADESH : Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold
Medal Award : 1994
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Awarded
Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal
Award in 1994.
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12
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SWITZERLAND : Max Schmidheiny Foundation
Freedom Prize : 1995
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Awarded
Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize in
1995.
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13
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BANGLADESH : RCMD Award : 1995
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Awarded
Rotary Club of Metropolitan
Dhaka
Foundation Award in 1995.
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VENEZUELA & UNESCO : International Simon
Bolivar Prize : 1996
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Awarded
International Simon Bolivar Prize in
1996.
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15
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U.S.A. : "Distinguished Alumnus Award" of
Vanderbilt University : 1996
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Awarded
"Distinguished Alumnus Award" of
Vanderbilt
University in 1996.
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16
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U.S.A. : International Activist Award :
1997
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Awarded
International Activist Award
Gleitsman
Foundation, U.S.A., in 1997.
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GERMANY : Planetary Consciousness Business
Innovation Prize : 1997
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Awarded
"Planetary Consciousness Business Innovation
Prize" by the club of Budapest
in 1997.
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18
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NORWAY : Help for self help Prize :
1997
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Awarded
"Help for self help Prize" by the Stromme
Foundation in 1997.
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19
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ITALY : Man for Peace Award :
1997
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Awarded
"Man for Peace Award" by the Together For
Peace Foundation in 1997.
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20
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U.S.A. : State of the World Forum Award :
1997
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Awarded
"State of the World Forum Award" by the
State of the World Forum,
San Francisco in
1997.
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21
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U.K.: One World Broadcasting Trust Media Awards
: 1998
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Awarded
“One World Broadcasting Trust Special Award”
by the One World Broadcasting Trust in
1998.
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22
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SPAIN : The Prince of Austurias Award for
Concord : 1998
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Awarded
“The Prince of Austurias Award for
Concord”
by The Prince of Austurias Foundation in
1998.
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23
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AUSTRALIA : Sydney Peace Prize :
1998
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Awarded
“Sydney Peace Prize” by the Sydney Peace
Foundation in 1998.
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24
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JAPAN : Ozaki (Gakudo) Award :
1998
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Awarded
“Ozaki (Gakudo) Award” by the Ozaki Yukio
Memorial Foundation in 1998.
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25
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INDIA : Indira Gandhi Prize :
1998
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Awarded
“Indira Gandhi Prize” for Peace, Disarmament
and Development by the Indira Gandhi
Memorial Trust in 1998.
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26
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FRANCE : Juste of the Year Award :
1998
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Awarded
"Juste of the Year" by the Les Justes D'or
in 1998.
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27
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U.S.A. : Rotary Award for World Understanding
1999
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Awarded
“Rotary Award for World Understanding” by
the Rotary International in 1999.
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28
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ITALY : Golden Pegasus Award :
1999
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Awarded
“Golden Pegasus Award” by the TUSCAN
Regional Government in 1999.
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29
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ITALY : Roma Award for Peace and Humanitarian
Action : 1999
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Awarded
“Roma Award for Peace and Humanitarian
Action” by the Municipality
of Rome in 1999.
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30
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INDIA : Rathindra Puraskar :
1998
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Awarded
“Rathindra Puraskar for 1998” by the
Visva-Bharati in 1999.
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31
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SWITZERLAND : OMEGA Award of Excellence for
Lifetime Achievement : 2000
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Awarded
“OMEGA Award of Excellence for Lifetime
Achievement” in 2000.
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32
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ITALY : Award of the Medal of the Presidency of
the Italian Senate : 2000
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Awarded
“The Medal of the Presidency of the Italian
Senate” in 2000.
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33
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JORDAN : King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership
Award : 2000
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Awarded
"King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Award"
by the King Hussein Foundation in
2000.
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34
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BANGLADESH : "IDEB Gold Medal" Award :
2000
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Awarded
IDEB Gold Medal Award by the
Institute
of Diploma Engineers in 2000.
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35
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ITALY : "Artusi" Prize : 2001
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Awarded
"Artusi" prize by Comune di Forlimpopoli in
2001.
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36
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JAPAN : Grand Prize of the Fukuoka Asian
Culture Prize : 2001
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Awarded
"Grand Prize of the Fukuoka
Asian Culture Prize " by the Fukuoka Asian
Culture Prize Committee in 2001.
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37
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VIETNAM : Ho Chi Minh Award :
2001
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Awarded
“Ho Chi Minh Award” by the
Ho Chi
Minh City Peoples’ Committee in
2001.
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38
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SPAIN : International Cooperation Prize Caja de
Granada : 2001
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Awarded
“International Cooperation Prize Caja de
Granada” Caja de Ahorros de
Granada
in
2001.
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39
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SPAIN : “NAVARRA” International Aid Award :
2001
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“NAVARRA”
International Aid Award by the Autonomous
Government of Navarra together with Caja
Laboral (Savings Bank) in 2001.
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40
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U.S.A : Mahatma Gandhi Award
:2002
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Awarded
“Mahatma Gandhi Award” by the M.K Gandhi
Institute for Nonviolence, in
2002.
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41
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U.K. : World Technology Network Award
2003
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Awarded
"World Technology Network Award 2003" for
Finance by the World Technology Network in
2003.
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42
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SWEDEN : Volvo Environment Prize
2003
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Awarded
"Volvo Environment Prize 2003" by the Volvo
Environment Prize Foundation in
2003.
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43
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COLOMBIA : National Merit Order
Award
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Awarded
"National Merit Order" by the Honorable
President of the Republic
of
Colombia
in
2003.
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44
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FRANCE : The Medal of the Painter Oswaldo
Guayasamin Award
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Awarded
"The Medal of the Painter Oswaldo
Guayasamin" by the UNESCO in
2003.
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45
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SPAIN : Telecinco Award : 2004
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Awarded
"Telecinco Award for Better Path Towards
Solidarity" by the Spanish TV Netwark -
Channel 5 in 2004.
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46
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ITALY : City of Orvieto Award :
2004
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Awarded
"City of Orvieto
Award" by the Municipality of Orvieto in
2004.
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47
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U.S.A : The Economist Innovation Award :
2004
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Awarded
"The Economist Award for Social and Economic
Innovation" by The Economist in
2004.
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48
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U.S.A. : World Affairs Council Award :
2004
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Awarded
"World Affairs Council Award for
Extra-ordinary Contribution to Social
Change" by the World Affairs Council
of Northern
California in 2004.
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49
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U.S.A. : Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship
Award
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Awarded
"Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship
Award" by Fuqua
School
of
Business of Duke University, U.S.A. in
2004.
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50
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ITALY : Premio Galileo 2000 - Special Prize for
Peace : 2004
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Awarded
"Premio Galileo 2000 - Special Prize for
Peace" by Ina Assitalia Fireuze in
2004.
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51
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JAPAN : Nikkei Asia Prize : 2004
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Awarded
"Nikkei Asia Prize for Regional Growth" by
the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (Nikkei) in
2004.
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52
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SPAIN : Golden Cross of the Civil Order of the
Social Solidarity : 2005
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Awarded
"Golden Cross of the Civil Order of the
Social Solidarity" by the Spanish Ministry
of Labour and Social Affairs in May,
2005.
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53
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U.S.A. : Freedom Award : 2005
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Awarded
"Freedom Award" by the
America's Freedom Foundation, Provo, Utah,
U.S.A. in July, 2005.
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BANGLADESH : Bangladesh Computer Society Gold
Medal : 2005
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Awarded
"Bangladesh
Computer Society Gold Medal" by the
Bangladesh
Computer
Society, Bangladesh in July,
2005.
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55
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ITALY : Prize Il Ponte : 2005
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Awarded
" Prize
Il Ponte " by the Fondazione Europea Guido
Venosta, Italy in November, 2005.
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56
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SPAIN : Foundation of Justice :
2005
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Awarded
"Foundation of Justice 2005" by the
Foundation of Justice,
Valencia, Spain in January, 2006.
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57
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U.S.A : Harvard
University, Neustadt Award :
2006
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Awarded
"Neustadt Award" by Kennedy
School of Government, Harvard University,
U.S.A. in May, 2006.
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58
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U.S.A : Global Citizen of the Year Award:
2006
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Awarded
"Global Citizen of the Year Award" by Patel
Foundation for Global understanding,
Tampa,
Florida, U.S.A in May, 2006.
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NETHERLAND : Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom
Award: 2006
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Awarded
"Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Award" by
Roosevelt Institute, Middleburg, Province of
New Zeeland,
The Netherlands in May, 2006.
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60
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SWITZERLAND : ITU World Information Society
Award: 2006
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Awarded
"ITU World Information Society Award" by
International Telecommunication
Union
,
Geneva
,
Switzerland
in May,
2006.
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61
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KOREA : Seoul Peace Prize : 2006
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Awarded
"Seoul
Peace Prize 2006" by Seoul Peace Prize
Cultural Foundation, Seoul, Korea in
October, 2006.
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SPAIN : Convivencia (Good Fellowship) of Ceuta
Award : 2006
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Awarded
"Convivencia (Good Fellowship) of Ceuta
2006" by Fundacion Premio
Convivencia, Ceuta,
Spain in October, 2006.
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63
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NORWAY : Nobel Peace Prize :
2006
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Awarded
"Nobel Peace Prize 2006" in October,
2006.
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64
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INDIA : Disaster Mitigation Award
2006:
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Awarded
"Disaster Mitigation Award 2006" by
FIRST INDIA
Disaster Management Congress 2006, Delhi,
India in November, 2006.
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65
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INDIA : Shera Bangalee 2006 :
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Awarded
"SHERA BANGALEE 2006" by ETV,
India
in February, 2007.
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66
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USA : Global Trailblazer Award 2007
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Awarded
"Global Trailblazer Award 2007" by the Vital
Voices, Washington
DC, USA
in March, 2007.
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67
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USA : ABICC Award For Leadership In Global
Trade : 2007 :
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Awarded
"ABICC Award For Leadership in Global Trade
2007" by ABICC, Miami
,
USA
in
March, 2007.
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68
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USA : Social Entrepreneur Award 2007
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Awarded
"Social Entrepreneur Award 2007" by
the Geoffrey
Palmer Center for Social Entrepreneurship
and the Law, Pepperdine
School
of Law,
USA in January, 2007.
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69
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USA : Global Entrepreneurship Leader Award 2007
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Awarded
"Global Entrepreneurship Leader Award 2007"
by the National Foundation for Teaching
Entrepreneurship, USA in
April, 2007.
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70
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SPAIN : RED CROSS Gold Medal 2007
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Awarded
"Red Cross Gold Medal 2007" by the Red
Cross Society,
Spain in 2007.
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INDIA : Rabindra Nath Tagore Birth Centenary
Plaque 2007 :
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Awarded
"Rabindra Nath Tagore Birth Centenary Plaque
2007" by the Asiatic Society,
Kolkata,
India in May, 2007.
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NETHERLAND : EFR-Business Week Award 2007
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Awarded
"EFR-Business Week Award 2007" by the
University
of Rotterdam, The Netherlands in May
2007.
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U.S.A. : Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal
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Awarded
"Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal" by the
Vanderbilt University, U.S.A. in May,
2007.
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GERMANY : Vision Award 2007 :
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Awarded
"Vision Award 2007" by the Global
Economic Network,
Berlin, Germany in June, 2007.
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U.S.A : BAFI Global Achievement Award 2007
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Awarded
"BAFI Global Achievement Award 2007" by the
Bangladesh-American Foundation Inc., U.S.A
in July, 2007.
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INDIA : Sakaal Person of the Year Award 2007
:
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Awarded
"Sakaal Person of the Year Award 2007" by
the Sakaal Group of Publications,
India
in November, 2007.
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PHILIPPINES : First AHPADA Global Award
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Awarded
"1st AHPADA Global Award" by the ASEAN
Handicraft Promotion and Development
Association (ASPADA), Philippines
in November, 2007.
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Honorary Degrees Received by
Professor Muhammad Yunus
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U.K. :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Letters,
honoris causa, by the University of East
Anglia, U.K., in 1992.
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2
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U.S.A. :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Humanities by
the Oberlin College, U.S.A. in
1993.
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3
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CANADA :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Law, honoris
causa, by the University of Toronto, Canada in
1995.
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4
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U.S.A. :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Law by the
Haverford College, U.S.A. in May,
1996.
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5
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U.K. :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Law by the
Warwick University, U.K. in July,
1996.
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6
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U.S.A.:
Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Public Service
by the Saint Xaviers' University, U.S.A. in
May, 1997.
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7
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U.S.A. :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Civil Law,
Honoris Causa by the University of the South,
U.S.A. in January, 1998.
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8
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BELGIUM :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor Honoris Cause by
the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium in
February, 1998.
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U.S.A. :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Social Science,
honoris causa by the Yale University, U.S.A. in
May, 1998.
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10
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U.S.A. :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters,
honoris causa by the Brigham Young University,
U.S.A. in August, 1998.
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AUSTRALIA :
Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of
Science in Economics by the University of
Sydney, Australia in November,
1998.
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12
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AUSTRALIA :
Awarded the Honorary Degree of
Doctor of the University by the Queensland
University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
in February, 2000.
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13
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ITALY :
Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor in
Economics and Business (Laurea Honoris Causa)
by the University of Turin, Turin, Italy in
October, 2000.
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U.S.A. :
Awarded the Degree of Humane Letters, Honoris
Causa by the Colgate University, Hamilton,
U.S.A. in May 2002.
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BELGIUM :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by
the University Catholique of Louvain in
February, 2003.
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ARGENTINA :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by
the Universitad Nacional De Cuyo in April,
2003.
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17
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SOUTH AFRICA :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor of
Economics, honoris Causa by the University of
Natal in December 2003.
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18
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INDIA :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science,
Honoris Causa by the Bidhan Chandra Krishi
Viswayvidyalaya, India in February,
2004.
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19
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THAILAND :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Technology,
Honoris Causa by the Asian Institute of
Technology in August, 2004.
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ITALY :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor in Business
Economics, Honoris Causa by the University of
Florence in September, 2004.
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ITALY :
Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor in
Pedagogyst by the University of Bologna in
October, 2004.
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SPAIN :
Awarded the Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by
the Universidad Complutense, Madrid in October,
2004.
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23
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SOUTH AFRICA :
Awarded the Honorary Doctorate
Degree in Economics by the University of Venda,
South Africa in May, 2006.
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24
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LEBANON :
Awarded the Doctor of Humane Letters by the
American University of Beirut, Lebanon in June,
2006.
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25
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SPAIN :
Awarded the Doctor of Honoris Causa by the
University of Alicante in Valencia, Spain in
June, 2006.
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26
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SPAIN :
Awarded the Doctor of Honoris Causa by the
University of Valencia, in Valencia, Spain in
June, 2006.
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27
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SPAIN :
Awarded the Doctor of Honoris Causa by the
University of Jaume I in Valencia, Spain in
June, 2006.
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28
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BANGLADESH :
Awarded the Honorary Degree of
Doctor of Laws by the University of Dhaka,
Bangladesh in February, 2007.
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29
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JAPAN :
Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of
Humanities by the Rikkyo University, Tokyo,
Japan in July, 2007.
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30
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MALAYSIA :
Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of
Economics by the Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Penang, Malaysia in August,
2007.
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KOREA :
Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of
Philosophy by the Ewha Womans University in
September, 2007.
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Special Honour
:
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PHILIPPINES :
Legislature of Negros
Occidental, a province of the Philippines,
passed a resolution awarding the status of
"Adopted Son of Negros Occidental" for the
contribution made to the poorest of the poor of
the province, in 1992.
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2
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BANGLADESH :
Chosen by The Daily Star, a
daily newspaper of Bangladesh, as the "Man of
the Year 1994".
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3
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U.S.A. : Was Chosen as the" Person of the
Week"
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Professor Muhammad Yunus was chosen as the
"Person of the Week" by American TV ABC's World
News Tonight with Peter Jennings on September
15, 1995 at the conclusion of the World Summit
on Women held in Beijing.
This is how Peter Jennings announced the news
:
"Finally this evening, our Person of the Week.
As we reported elsewhere in this broadcast, the
International Women’s Conference in China is
now over. And the women there, from many parts
of the world, will go home and try to inspire
others to translate all the talking into action
which will benefit women. On this final day of
the women’s conference, we choose a man. He was
on the agenda of the women’s conference because
he truly understands the value of
women."
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HONG KONG :
The ASIAWEEK, a weekly international news
magazine has selected as one of the "Twenty
Great Asians (1975 1995)".
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INDIA :
The Ananda Bazar Patrika a daily leading
newspaper of India has selected as one of the
“Ten Great Bangalees of the century"
(1900-1999).
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HONG KONG :
The ASIAWEEK, a weekly international news
magazine has selected as one of the “Asians of
the Century (1900-1999).
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U.S.A. :
The U.S. NEWS a weekly leading news-magazine of
U.S.A. has selected as one of the 20 Heroes in
the world in 2001.
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U.S.A. :
Appointed as an International Goodwill
Ambassador for UNAIDS by the United Nations in
June, 2002.
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BANGLADESH :
Elected as a Fellow of the
Society by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh in
September, 2003.
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U.S.A. : PBS Documentary : The 25 Most
Influential Business Persons of the Past 25
Years
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Professor Yunus was chosen by Wharton School of
Business for PBS documentary, as one of "The 25
Most Influential Business Persons of the Past
25 Years" Among others were : Bill Gates,
George Soros, Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Bezos,
Richard Branson, Warren Buffertt, Michael Dell,
Alan Greenspan, Lee Lacocca, Charles Schwab,
Frederick Smith, and Sam Walton. PBS aired the
programme on January 19, 2004, in their
"Nightly Business News".
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U.S.A. : Profiled in Discovery
Channel
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In 2004, TV Cable Channel Discovery produced an
autobiography documentary film series titled
"Crossings". In each episode it featured "one
individual who made significant contribution to
society as a result of certain experiences in
life." Twelve Asians were profiled in this
series. Professor Muhammad Yunus was one of
them. He was the only one from the South Asian
countries. Among others were : Chinese
actress-director Joan Chan, international
action movie star Jackie Chan, Thai elephant
keeper Saudia Shawalla, and Malaysian
cartoonist Datuk Laat.
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FRANCE :
Inducted as a Member of the Legion d'Houneur by
President Chirac of France in May,
2004.
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BELGIUM :
Appointed as a Special Advisor to Hon'ble Mr.
Louis Michel, E.U. Commissioner for Development
and Humanitarian Aid in March
2005.
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FRANCE :
Awarded "Professeur Honoris Causa" by the most
prestigious business school of France, HEC, in
October, 2005.
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TURKEY :
Addressed the "Members of the Turkish Grand
National Assembly" at the invitation of the
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Mr.
Bulent ARINC, on May 15,
2006.
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COLOMBIA :
Received the "Key of Bogota City" from the
Mayor of Bogota City, the capital of Columbia
in October, 2006.
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COLOMBIA :
Addressed Upper House of Parliament (Senate)
and formal conferment of the title of "Knight",
Colombia in October, 2006.
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CHINA :
Appointed as "Honorary Professor" by Peking
University, China on October,
2006.
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HONG KONG :
"TIME" a weekly International
news-magazine has selected as an "ASIAN HERO"
of their "60 Years of ASIAN HEROS" issue in
November, 2006.
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U.S.A. :
MSN chosen as one of "Ten Most Influential Men
of 2006" in their MSN LIFESTYLE : MEN category
in December, 2006.
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KOREA :
Selected as a "Distinguished Fellow" of the
Ewha Academy for Advanced Studies, EWHA WOMENS
UNIVERSITY, Seoul, Korea in March,
2007.
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BAHRAIN :
Conferred the highest honour "Medal of the
First Order of Merit" by the Kingdom of Bahrain
in February, 2007.
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U.S.A. :
“Business Week” a weekly international news
magazine has selected as one of the “Greatest
Entrepreneurs of All Time” in July,
2007.
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CHINA :
The Government of Hainan Province of the
People’s Republic of China has honoured as an
Adviser to the Government of Hainan Province in
July, 2007
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KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA :
The King of Saudi Arabia has honoured the
highest Civil Award "King Abudl Aziz Medal" in
September, 2007.
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Awards Received by Grameen
Bank:
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SWITZERLAND : Aga Khan Award For Architecture :
1989
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Awarded Aga Khan Award For Architecture, 1989
by Geneva based Aga Khan Foundation for
designing and operating Grameen Bank Housing
Programme for the poor, which helped poor
members of Grameen Bank to construct 60,000
housing units by 1989, each costing on an
average $ 300.
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BELGIUM : King Baudouin International
Development Prize : 1993
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Awarded "The King Baudouin International
Development Prize 1992" for its recognition of
the role of women in the process of development
and the novelty of a financial credit system
contributing to the improvement of the social
and material condition of women and their
families in rural areas.
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BANGLADESH : Independence Day Award :
1994
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Awarded Independence Day Award for outstanding
contribution to Rural
Development.
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MALAYSIA : Tun Abdul Razak Award :
1994
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Awarded 1994 Tun Abdul Razak Award for the
Bank's unique programme to lend money to the
poorest of the poor and thus transform the
lives of thousands of impoverished
people.
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UNITED KINGDOM : World Habitat Award :
1997
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Awarded “World Habitat Award : 1997” by
Building and Social Housing
Foundation.
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INDIA : Gandhi Peace Prize :
2000
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Awarded "Gandhi Peace Prize :2000" by
Government of India.
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U.S.A. : Petersberg Prize :
2004
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Awarded "Petersberg Prize 2004" by the
Development Gateway Foundation, U.S.A. in
2004.
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Norway : Nobel Peace Prize :
2006
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Awarded "Nobel Peace Prize 2006" in October,
2006
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