Azim Premji

Name: Azim Premji

Born: July 24, 1945, in Bombay Presidency, British India

Computer-related contributions

• Indian business tycoon, philanthropist, and chairman of Wipro Limited.
• One of the Indian leaders in the software industry.
• According to Forbes, he is currently the third wealthiest Indian, and the 41st richest in the world, with a personal wealth of $12.2 billion in 2012.

Honors and awards

• Awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award by the Government of India (2011).
• Twice listed among the 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine (2004, 2011).
• Awarded Lakshya Business Visionary by National Institute of Industrial Engineering (2006).
• Voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek (2000).
• Conferred an honorary doctorate by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (2000).