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AZIM PREMJIPresented by

RIDDHI DALAL

Born 24 July 1945

The chairman of Wipro Ltd.

Currently he is 3rd richest man in India.

His assets include 74% of Wipro.

Often known as the Indian Bill Gates.

M.H. Premji

Azim Premji Yasmeen Premji

Rishad Premji Tariq Premji

FAMILY TREE

Early Life

Born in Mumbai to a Gujarati Khoja Shia ismaili Muslim family.

Completed his initial education at St. Mary's School, Mumbai

Early Life

Premji was forced to leave his studies in electrical engineering from Stanford University, California, USA.

He has since, after a gap of over thirty years, completed his degree in Electrical Engineering.

Personality Traits. Value oriented person.

Down to earth .

High on action. Believes in professionalism.

Prefers solitude to the spotlight.

Humble by nature.

Message to all wiproiteLesson #1: Be careful to ask what you want; You may get it.

Lesson # 2: Respond, don’t react

Lesson # 3: Intuitions are important for making decisions

Lesson # 4: Learn to work in teams

Lesson #5: Never lose your zest and curiosity

Lesson # 6: Put yourself first

Lesson # 7: Have a broader social vision

Lesson # 8: Play to win

Honors and Awards 2000 – Business man of

the year.

2000 – Honorary Doctorate.

2005 – Padma Bhushan.

2007 – All t ime top 30 entrepreneur of the world.

2009 – Honorary Doctorate.

Azim Premji’s Foundation

The Azim Premji Foundation – an NGO founded in the year 2001.

Has a vision to signif icantly contribute to quality primary education for every child, in order to build a just, equitable and humane society.

Azim Premji’s Foundation The f inancial resources for this

foundation have been personally contributed by Premji.

The current programs engage 2.5 mil l ion children in more than 17,000 schools across India.

In October 2006, the Foundation was recognized as the Corporate Cit izen of the year by the Economic Times.

Azim Premji’s University

Aims at:

1. Deeply and cont inual ly engage the wor ld of academic wi th the wor ld of pract ice.

2. Develop wide range of educat ion & profess ionals who wi l l ac t ive ly work for the bet terment of India.

3. Pursue meaningful research to re form educat ional and developmenta l pract ice and pol icy.

Thank You

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