Azim Premji

Summary

Azim Premji is a human^[1]. He was born in Mumbai^[2]. He was born on +1945-07-24T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an entrepreneur^[4] and businessperson^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,097 views/month, #6,323 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Mumbai^[2], Azim Premji…
• Azim Premji was born on +1945-07-24T00:00:00Z^[3].
• A child of Azim Premji was Rishad Premji^[7].
• A child of Azim Premji was Tariq Premji^[8].
• Azim Premji held citizenship in India^[9].
• Azim Premji's professions included entrepreneur^[4].
• Azim Premji worked as a businessperson^[5].
• Azim Premji was educated at Stanford University^[10].
• Azim Premji's education included a stint at St. Mary's School^[11].
• Azim Premji received the Padma Bhushan^[12].
• Azim Premji received the Faraday Medal^[13].
• Azim Premji received the Padma Vibhushan in trade & industry^[14].
• Azim Premji received the Economic Times Awards^[15].
• Azim Premji received the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[16].
• Azim Premji's religion is recorded as Islam^[17].
• Azim Premji's image is recorded as Azim Premji - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2009 (crop).jpg^[18].
• Azim Premji is recorded as male^[19].
• Azim Premji's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Azim Premji's ISNI is recorded as 000000037418217X^[21].
• Azim Premji's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29233913^[22].
• Azim Premji's GND ID is recorded as 129584312^[23].
• Azim Premji's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2003128963^[24].
• Azim Premji's Commons category is recorded as Azim Premji^[25].
• Azim Premji's residence is recorded as Bengaluru^[26].
• Azim Premji's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026s5m^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Mumbai^[2], Azim Premji… he was born on +1945-07-24T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University^[10], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1885^[30], headquartered in Stanford^[31] and St. Mary's School^[11], a school^[32], in India^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur^[4] and businessperson^[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Padma Bhushan^[12], a civil decoration^[34], in India^[35], founded in 1954^[36]; Faraday Medal^[13], an award^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1922^[39]; Padma Vibhushan in trade & industry^[14], an award^[40], in India^[41]; Economic Times Awards^[15], an economics award^[42], in India^[43]; and Knight of the Legion of Honour^[16], a grade of an order^[44], in France^[45].

Personal Life

Children include Rishad Premji^[7], b. 1977^[46] and Tariq Premji^[8]. Azim Premji's religion is recorded as Islam^[17].

Why It Matters

Azim Premji ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,097 views/month, #6,323 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

FAQs

Where was Azim Premji born?

Born in Mumbai^[2], Azim Premji…

What did Azim Premji do for work?

Azim Premji worked as entrepreneur^[4] and businessperson^[5].

Where did Azim Premji go to school?

Azim Premji was educated at Stanford University^[10] and St. Mary's School^[11].

What awards did Azim Premji receive?

Honors received include Padma Bhushan^[12], Faraday Medal^[13], Padma Vibhushan in trade & industry^[14], and Economic Times Awards^[15].