Muhammad Yunus

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Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader.

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In 2012, he became Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland, a position he held until 2018.

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He pioneered the concepts of microcredit and microfinance and founded Grameen Bank in 1983.

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For his contribution in the field of microfinance, he was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.

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Recently, he is news as he has been nominated as Chief Advisor of the Interim Government of Bangladesh after ouster of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina