Muhammad Yunus [a] (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, businessman, and politician 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 ]

Aug 7, 2024 · Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to head Bangladesh’s interim government after student protests sparked an uprising that toppled the former leader.

Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi banker, economist and politician who is the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh since 2024. He was a professor of economics and is famous for his work in microcredit .

Aug 7, 2024 · Muhammad Yunus, 84, is heading an interim government following the toppling of the South Asian country’s prime minister and dissolution of parliament, according to the Bangladesh president’s...

Jan 29, 2025 · Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist who founded the Grameen Bank, which provides microcredit; both Yunus and Grameen won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

Professor Muhammad Yunus established the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh in 1983, fueled by the belief that credit is a fundamental human right. His objective was to help poor people escape from poverty by providing loans on terms suitable to them and by teaching them a few sound financial principles so they could help themselves.

Aug 7, 2024 · Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to lead Bangladesh's interim government after the country's former prime minister Sheik Hasina resigned and fled the country following...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus was sworn into office Thursday as Bangladesh's interim leader, vowing to guide the country back to democracy after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year ...

Jan 1, 2024 · A court in Bangladesh has sentenced the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country's labour laws. Prof Yunus' supporters say the case is politically motivated.

Born: 28 June 1940, Chittagong, British India (now Bangladesh) Residence at the time of the award: Bangladesh. Role: Founder of Grameen Bank. Prize motivation: “for their efforts to create economic and social development from below” Prize share: 1/2.