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Muhammad Yunus

Also known as Professor Muhammad Yunus, Muhammad Iunus

Bangladeshi banker, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the former Chief Adviser of Bangladesh

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Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi banker and Nobel Peace Prize recipient who is known for his work in microfinance and poverty alleviation. He matters because his innovative approach to lending small amounts of money to poor people has influenced global efforts to reduce poverty and has earned him international recognition, including serving as Chief Adviser of Bangladesh.

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It sits within the topics 1940 births, Academic staff of the University of Chittagong and Bangladeshi bankers.

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Nobel Prize

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“for their efforts to create economic and social development from below”
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Instance of: human
Given name: Muhammad
Gender: male
Citizenship: Bangladesh
Child: Monica Yunus
Occupation: banker
Position held: Chief Adviser of Bangladesh
Employer: La Trobe University
Languages spoken: Bangla
Native language: Bangla
Field of work: banker
Official website: www.muhammadyunus.org
Image: Muhammad Yunus speaking at Jamuna State Guesthouse, Dhaka 2026-02-16 (cropped).jpg

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Commons category: Muhammad Yunus
date of birth: 1940-06-28
writing language: Bangla
social media followers: 213358
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
affiliation string: Yunus Centre
interested in: economics
member of: The Elders
name in native language: মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস

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Encyclopedic overview

Muhammad Yunus (Bengali: মূহাম্মদ ইউনূস; born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist and statesman. Yunus pioneered the modern concept of microcredit and microfinance, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. He is the founder of Grameen Bank and the first Bangladeshi to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Following the July Uprising, he was appointed as the 5th chief adviser of Bangladesh, the head of the interim government, serving from 2024 to 2026.

Born in Hathazari, Chittagong, Yunus passed his matriculation and intermediate examinations from Chittagong Collegiate School and Chittagong College, respectively. He completed his BA from University of Dhaka and joined as a lecturer in Chittagong College. He obtained his PhD in economics from Vanderbilt University in the United States.

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