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Bio-Data of Professor Muhammad Yunus Managing Director, Grameen Bank Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Name	PROFESSOR MUHAMMAD YUNUS
Present Address	Managing Director Grameen Bank, Mirpur-2 Dhaka 1216,Bangladesh
Date of Birth	June 28, 1940
Marital Status	Married
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Education	Ph.D in Economics, Vanderbilt University, U.S.A.(1970)

Scholarships / Fellowships

Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to study in the U.S.A. (1965 - 1966).
Awarded Vanderbilt University research and teaching fellowships (1966 - 1969).
Awarded Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship (1984).
Senior Fellow, The Institute of Mediterranean Studies, Universita della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland (2000 - presently).

Professional Experiences

1962 - 1965	Lecturer of Economics, Chittagong College Bangladesh
1969 - 1972	Assistant Professor of Economics, MTSU, Tennessee, USA
1972 (July-Sept)	Deputy Chief, General Economics Division, Planning Commission,Government of Bangladesh.
1972 - 1975	Associate Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics, Chittagong University, Bangladesh
1975 - 1989	Professor of Economics, Chittagong University and Director, Rural Economics Programme, Chittagong, Bangladesh
1976 - 1983	Project Director, Grameen Bank Project, Bangladesh
1983 - today	Managing Director, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh
1996 (April-June)	Cabinet Minister (Advisor) in the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh

Membership of Committees and Commissions (National)

Member, National Committee on Population Policy set up by the President of Bangladesh (1981).
Member, Land Reform Committee, set up by Chief Martial Law Administrator, headed by the Minister of Agriculture (1982).
Member, Education Commission of the Government of Bangladesh (1987-88).
Member, Presidential Committee on Health Education and Service (1987-88).
Appointed as the Chairman of the Socio-economic Committee of the National Disaster Prevention Council set up by the President of Bangladesh (1989-90).
Member of the National Debt Settlement Board headed by the President of Bangladesh (1989-90).
Member of the Task Force for reviewing the operation of the Nationalised Commercial Banks (1989).
Appointed as the Convenor of the Task Force on Self-Reliance set up by the Planning Advisor (1991).
Member of the National ICT Task Force Committee, Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh (2002 - ).

Membership of Committees and Commissions (International)

Appointed by the Secretary General of the United Nations as a member of the International Advisory Group for the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China (1993-1995).
Appointed as a member of the Global Commission on Women's Health by the Director General, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland (1993-1995).
Appointed as member of Advisory Council for Sustainable Economic Development, World Bank, Washington DC, USA (1993 - ).
Appointed as member of the UN Expert Group on Women and Finance: Transforming Enterprise and Finance Systems, UNIFEM, Washington DC, USA (1993 - ).
Chairman of the Policy Advisory Group for the CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest), World Bank , Washington D.C., U.S.A. (1995 - 2000).
Member of the Council of Patrons of Friends of the Earth International, Amsterdam, Netherlands to support it in its continued campaigns to protect the environment (1996).
Member of the Advisory Committee, Asian Ecotechnology Network.
Co-Chairman, State of the World Forum, San Francisco, U.S.A. (1996).
Co-Chairman, Council of Practitioners, Micro-Credit Summit, U.S.A. (1997 - ).
Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Center of Arab Women For Training And Research (CAWTAR), Tunisia (1997 - ).
Member of the Advisory Group, Institute For Democracy And Electoral Assistance (IDEA), Sweden (1997 - ).
Honorary Member, Club of Budapest, London, U.K. (1997 - ).
Member of the Advisory Group, Council of Women World Leaders, Kennedy School of Government Harvard University, U.S.A. (1997 - ).
Member of the Advisory Committee, 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment initiative, IFPRI, U.S.A. (1998 - ).
Member of the Advisory Committee, INTERNEWS, Arcata, San Francisco, U.S.A. (1999 - ).
Member of the International Consultative Committee, International Forum, Mujeres & Hombres, Lima, Peru (1999 - ).
Member, AGFUND Prize Committee, AGFUND, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1999 - ).
Member, Hilton Humanitarian Prize Jury Committee, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, U.S.A. (1999 - ).
Member of the Presiding Council of the ProVention Consortium (a global partnership to address the increasing vulnerability of developing countries to the risk of natural and technological catastrophes), World Bank, Washington DC, U.S.A. (2000 - ).
Member of the High Council of International Exhibitions, International Bureau of Expositions, Paris, France (2000 - ).
Member of the High-Level Advisory Group on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), United Nations, New York, U.S.A. (2000 - ).
Member, Advisory Committee, Queen Sofia Chamber Orchestra (Orquestra de Camara Reina Sofia), Madrid, Spain (2001 - ).
Member, Global Steering Committee for the Fish for All Initiative, ICLARM, Malaysia (2002 - ).
Member, International Jury Committee of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, India (2002 - 2004).
Co-Chairman, Ambassadors' Council, Freedom from Hunger, U.S.A. (2003 - ).
Member, Africa Progress Panel, UK (2007 - ).
Member, Elders Project, South Africa (2007 - ).
Co-Chairman, Women's World Forum, Republic of Korea (2007 - ).

Member, Board of Advisors (International)

Calmeadow Foundation, Toronto, Canada
The Synergose Institute, New York, U.S.A.
Living Economics, London, United Kingdom
International Council for Freedom From Hunger, Davis, U.S.A.
International Council, Ashoka Foundation, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Advisory Council, Women for Women of Bosnia, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Advisory Board, The Center For Visionary Leadership, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
International Advisory Board, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, U.S.A.
International Advisory Board, Foundation for the Research of Societal Problems, Ankara, Turkey
Advisory Board, Credit for All Inc., Denver, U.S.A.
Advisory Board, The Gleitsman Foundation International Activist Award, California, U.S.A.
International Council, Asia Society, New York, U.S.A.
International Advisory Panel, UNESCO, Paris, France
International Advisory Board, The Center For Visionary Leadership, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
International Council on the Future, UNESCO, Paris, France
Global Advisory Board, EARTH ONE (a radio service for the world community) Borehamwood, United Kingdom
Global Public Goods Advisory Board, Office of Development Studies, UNDP, New York, U.S.A.
Advisory Board, Information Technologies and International Development, MIT Media Laboratory, Cambridge, U.S.A.
Advisory Board, Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Germany
Advisory Panel, ESCAP/UNDP Joint Initiative in Supporting the Achievement of Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific Region, Bangkok, Thailand
Founder Member, The Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship - Ashoka, Arlington, U.S.A.
Advisory Board, Prague Institute for Global Urban Development, Prague, Czech Republic.
Honorary Advisory Council, Alliance for the New Humanity (ANH), San Juan, U.S.A.
Advisory Council for the new Templeton Freedom Awards, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Advisory Board, Holcim Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland.
Advisory Board, Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence, Virginia, U.S.A.

Member, Board of Directors (National)

1976 - 1983	Founder and Project Director, Grameen Bank Project.
1979 - to-date	Member, Board of Directors, Centre for Mass Education for Science, Dhaka.
1983 - to-date	Founder and Managing Director, Grameen Bank, Dhaka.
1991 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Krishi (Agriculture) Foundation, Rangpur.
1990 - to-date	Founder and Executive Trustee, Grameen Trust, Dhaka.
1990 - to-date	Designer and Member of Governing Body, Polli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Dhaka.
1994 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Fund (a Social Venture Capital Fund), Dhaka.
1994 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Motsho (Fisheries) O PasuSampad (Livestock) Foundation, Dhaka.
1994 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Uddog, a non-stock, non-profit organization dedicated to promote the interest of the handloom-weavers of Bangladesh.
1995 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Telecom, a cellular telephone company to provide nationwide telephone service. It will provide telephone service in the rural areas of Bangladesh primarily through the poor women in rural areas.
1995 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Shamogree (Products), Dhaka.
1995 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Gona Shyastha Grameen Textile Mills Ltd., Dhaka.
1996 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Cybernet, Dhaka.
1996 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Communications, Dhaka.
1996 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Kallyan (Well-being), Dhaka.
1996 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Shakti (Energy), Dhaka.
1996 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Yunus Foundation, Dhaka.
1996 - to-date	Member, Advisory Council of the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Dhaka.
1997 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Shikkha (Education), Dhaka.
1997 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Knitwear Ltd., Dhaka.
1998 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Capital Management Ltd, Dhaka.
1999 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Software Ltd, Dhaka.
2000 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen IT Park Ltd, Dhaka.
2002 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Star Education Ltd, Dhaka.
2002 - to-date	Founder and Chairman, Grameen Information Highways Ltd, Dhaka.

Member, Board of Directors (International)

1987 - 1997	Board of Directors, RESULTS, A Citizen's Lobby, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
1987 - 1995	Board of Trustees, Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (A Grameen Replication Project in Malaysia)
1989 - 1994	Board of Trustees of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines.
1990 - to-date	Chief Patron, Credit and Savings for Hardcore Poor, (CASHPOR), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1990 - 1992	Steering Committee, The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland.
1992 - 2002	Board of Directors, Calvert World Values Fund, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
1993 - to-date	Board of Directors, Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA), U.S.A.
1995 - to-date	International Crisis Group, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
1996 - to-date	Patron, United Kingdom Social Investment Forum, London, United Kingdom
1998 - to-date	Board of Directors, United Nations Foundation, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
2000 - to-date	Founding Patron, C21: Tomorrow’s Leaders for a Safer Planet, Oxford Research Group, United Kingdom.
2001 - to-date	Board of Directors, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Cologny, Switzerland.
2002 - to-date	Board of Director, ManyOne Foundation, Canada.
2006 - to-date	Board of Trustees, Coexist Foundation, University of Cambridge, UK.
2007 - to-date	Board of Director, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Monaco.
2007 - to -date	Board of Directors, Chirac Foundation, France.
2007 - to -date	Board of Directors, Grameen Danone Food Ltd, Bangladesh.
2007 - to -date	Board of Directors, Danone Communities Fund, France.
2007 - to -date	Board of Directors, Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance Foundation, Luxemburg.

Awards:

BANGLADESH

President's Award: 1978

Originator of the concept of Three share Farming (Tebhaga Khamar) as a joint farming operation. Organised Nabajug Tebhaga Khamar in Jobra, Chittagong in 1975, around a deep tubewell which was lying unused because of management problems. Government of Bangladesh adopted the concept and introduced it in the country under the name of "Packaged Input Programme" (PIP) in 1977. Nabajug Tebhaga Khamar was awarded President's Award in 1978 for introducing an innovative organisation in agriculture.

PHILIPPINES

Ramon Magsaysay Award: 1984

Awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award in the Field of "Community Leadership" in 1984 for "Enabling the neediest rural men and women to make themselves productive with sound group managed credit."

BANGLADESH

Central Bank Award: 1985

Awarded the Bangladesh Bank Award 1985 in recognition of the contribution in devising a new banking mechanism to extend credit to the rural landless population, thereby creating self employment and socio economic development for them.

BANGLADESH

Independence Day Award: 1987

Awarded the Independence Day Award, 1987, by the President for the outstanding contribution in rural development. This is the highest civilian national award of Bangladesh.

SWITZERLAND

Aga Khan Award For Architecture: 1989

Awarded Aga Khan Award For Architecture, 1989 by Geneva based Aga Khan Foundation for designing and operating Grameen Bank Housing Programme for the poor, which helped poor members of Grameen Bank to construct 60,000 housing units by 1989, each costing on an average $ 300.

U.S.A.

Humanitarian Award: 1993

Awarded 1993 Humanitarian Award by CARE, U.S.A. in recognition of role in providing a uniquely pragmatic and effective method of empowering poor women and men to embark on income generating activities.

SRI LANKA

Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science (Socio Economic): 1993

Awarded Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science (Socio Economic) in 1993.

BANGLADESH

Rear Admiral M. A. Khan Memorial Gold Medal Award: 1993

Awarded Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan Memorial Gold Medal Award in 1993.

U.S.A.

World Food Prize: 1994

Awarded 1994 World Food Prize by World Food Prize Foundation, U.S.A. in recognition of the lifetime achievements of an economist who created a bank loan system that has given millions of people access to adequate food and nutrition for the first time in their lives.

U.S.A.

Pfeffer Peace Prize: 1994

Awarded 1994 Pfeffer Peace Prize by the Fellowship of Reconciliation, U.S.A. for his vision of non collateral lending through the Grameen Bank and the courage of persevere in the concept that credit is a human right.

BANGLADESH

Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal Award: 1994

Awarded Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal Award in 1994.

SWITZERLAND

Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize: 1995

Awarded Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize in 1995.

BANGLADESH

RCMD Award: 1995

Awarded Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka Foundation Award in 1995.

VENEZUELA & UNESCO

International Simon Bolivar Prize: 1996

Awarded International Simon Bolivar Prize in 1996.

U.S.A.

"Distinguished Alumnus Award" of Vanderbilt University: 1996

Awarded "Distinguished Alumnus Award" of Vanderbilt University in 1996.

U.S.A.

International Activist Award: 1997

Awarded International Activist Award Gleitsman Foundation, U.S.A., in 1997.

GERMANY

Planetary Consciousness Business Innovation Prize: 1997

Awarded "Planetary Consciousness Business Innovation Prize" by the club of Budapest in 1997.

NORWAY

Help for Self Help Prize: 1997

Awarded "Help for self help Prize" by the Stromme Foundation in 1997.

ITALY

Man for Peace Award: 1997

Awarded "Man for Peace Award" by the Together For Peace Foundation in 1997.

U.S.A.

State of the World Forum Award: 1997

Awarded "State of the World Forum Award" by the State of the World Forum, San Francisco in 1997.

U.K.

One World Broadcasting Trust Media Awards: 1998

Awarded “One World Broadcasting Trust Special Award” by the One World Broadcasting Trust in 1998.

SPAIN

The Prince of Asturias Award for Concord: 1998

Awarded “The Prince of Asturias Award for Concord” by The Prince of Asturias Foundation in 1998.

AUSTRALIA

Sydney Peace Prize: 1998

Awarded “Sydney Peace Prize” by the Sydney Peace Foundation in 1998.

JAPAN

Ozaki (Gakudo) Award : 1998

Awarded “Ozaki (Gakudo) Award” by the Ozaki Yukio Memorial Foundation in 1998.

INDIA

Indira Gandhi Prize: 1998

Awarded “Indira Gandhi Prize” for Peace, Disarmament and Development by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust in 1998.

FRANCE

Juste of the Year Award: 1998

Awarded "Juste of the Year" by the Les Justes D'or in 1998.

U.S.A.

Rotary Award for World Understanding: 1999

Awarded “Rotary Award for World Understanding” by the Rotary International in 1999.

ITALY

Golden Pegasus Award: 1999

Awarded “Golden Pegasus Award” by the TUSCAN Regional Government in 1999.

ITALY

Roma Award for Peace and Humanitarian Action: 1999

Awarded “Roma Award for Peace and Humanitarian Action” by the Municipality of Rome in 1999.

INDIA

Rathindra Puraskar: 1998

Awarded “Rathindra Puraskar for 1998” by the Visva-Bharati in 1999.

SWITZERLAND

OMEGA Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement: 2000

Awarded “OMEGA Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement” in 2000.

ITALY

Award of the Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate: 2000

Awarded “The Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate” in 2000.

JORDAN

King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Award: 2000

Awarded "King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Award" by the King Hussein Foundation in 2000.

BANGLADESH

"IDEB Gold Medal" Award: 2000

Awarded IDEB Gold Medal Award by the Institute of Diploma Engineers in 2000.

ITALY

"Artusi" Prize : 2001

Awarded "Artusi" prize by Comune di Forlimpopoli in 2001.

JAPAN

Grand Prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize: 2001

Awarded "Grand Prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize " by the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize Committee in 2001.

VIETNAM

Ho Chi Minh Award: 2001

Awarded “Ho Chi Minh Award” by the Ho Chi Minh City Peoples’ Committee in 2001.

SPAIN

International Cooperation Prize Caja de Granada: 2001

Awarded “International Cooperation Prize Caja de Granada” Caja de Ahorros de Granada in 2001.

SPAIN

“NAVARRA” International Aid Award: 2001

“NAVARRA” International Aid Award by the Autonomous Government of Navarra together with Caja Laboral (Savings Bank) in 2001.

U.S.A.

Mahatma Gandhi Award: 2002

Awarded “Mahatma Gandhi Award” by the M.K Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, in 2002.

U.K.

World Technology Network Award: 2003

Awarded "World Technology Network Award 2003" for Finance by the World Technology Network in 2003.

SWEDEN

Volvo Environment Prize: 2003

Awarded "Volvo Environment Prize 2003" by the Volvo Environment Prize Foundation in 2003.

COLOMBIA

National Merit Order Award: 2003

Awarded "National Merit Order" by the Honorable President of the Republic of Colombia in 2003.

FRANCE

The Medal of the Painter Oswaldo Guayasamin Award: 2003

Awarded "The Medal of the Painter Oswaldo Guayasamin" by the UNESCO in 2003.

SPAIN

Telecinco Award: 2004

Awarded "Telecinco Award for Better Path Towards Solidarity" by the Spanish TV Netwark - Channel 5 in 2004.

ITALY

City of Orvieto Award: 2004

Awarded "City of Orvieto Award" by the Municipality of Orvieto in 2004.

U.S.A

The Economist Innovation Award: 2004

Awarded "The Economist Award for Social and Economic Innovation" by The Economist in 2004.

U.S.A.

World Affairs Council Award: 2004

Awarded "World Affairs Council Award for Extra-ordinary Contribution to Social Change" by the World Affairs Council of Northern California in 2004.

U.S.A.

Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award: 2004

Awarded "Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award" by Fuqua School of Business of Duke University, U.S.A. in 2004.

ITALY

Premio Galileo 2000 - Special Prize for Peace: 2004

Awarded "Premio Galileo 2000 - Special Prize for Peace" by Ina Assitalia Fireuze in 2004.

JAPAN

Nikkei Asia Prize: 2004

Awarded "Nikkei Asia Prize for Regional Growth" by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (Nikkei) in 2004.

SPAIN

Golden Cross of the Civil Order of the Social Solidarity: 2005

Awarded "Golden Cross of the Civil Order of the Social Solidarity" by the Spanish Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in May, 2005.

U.S.A.

Freedom Award: 2005

Awarded "Freedom Award" by the America's Freedom Foundation, Provo, Utah, U.S.A. in July, 2005.

BANGLADESH

Bangladesh Computer Society Gold Medal: 2005

Awarded "Bangladesh Computer Society Gold Medal" by the Bangladesh Computer Society, Bangladesh in July, 2005.

ITALY

Prize Il Ponte: 2005

Awarded " Prize Il Ponte " by the Fondazione Europea Guido Venosta, Italy in November, 2005.

SPAIN

Foundation of Justice: 2005

Awarded "Foundation of Justice 2005" by the Foundation of Justice, Valencia, Spain in January, 2006.

U.S.A.

Harvard University, Neustadt Award: 2006

Awarded "Neustadt Award" by Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, U.S.A. in May, 2006.

U.S.A.

Global Citizen of the Year Award: 2006

Awarded "Global Citizen of the Year Award" by Patel Foundation for Global understanding, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A in May, 2006.

NETHERLANDS

Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Award: 2006

Awarded "Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom Award" by Roosevelt Institute, Middleburg, Province of New Zeeland, The Netherlands in May, 2006.

SWITZERLAND

ITU World Information Society Award: 2006

Awarded "ITU World Information Society Award" by International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland in May, 2006.

KOREA

Seoul Peace Prize: 2006

Awarded "Seoul Peace Prize 2006" by Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation, Seoul, Korea in October, 2006.

SPAIN

Convivencia (Good Fellowship) of Ceuta Award: 2006

Awarded "Convivencia (Good Fellowship) of Ceuta 2006" by Fundacion Premio Convivencia, Ceuta, Spain in October, 2006.

NORWAY

Nobel Peace Prize: 2006

Awarded "Nobel Peace Prize 2006" in October, 2006.

INDIA

Disaster Mitigation Award: 2006

Awarded "Disaster Mitigation Award 2006" by FIRST INDIA Disaster Management Congress 2006, Delhi, India in November, 2006.

INDIA

Shera Bangalee: 2006

Awarded "SHERA BANGALEE 2006" by ETV, India in February, 2007.

U.S.A.

Global Trailblazer Award: 2007

Awarded "Global Trailblazer Award 2007" by the Vital Voices, Washington DC, USA in March, 2007.

U.S.A.

ABICC Award For Leadership In Global Trade: 2007

Awarded "ABICC Award For Leadership in Global Trade 2007" by ABICC, Miami, USA in March, 2007.

U.S.A.

Social Entrepreneur Award: 2007

Awarded "Social Entrepreneur Award 2007" by the Geoffrey Palmer Center for Social Entrepreneurship and the Law, Pepperdine School of Law, USA in January, 2007.

U.S.A.

Global Entrepreneurship Leader Award: 2007

Awarded "Global Entrepreneurship Leader Award 2007" by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, USA in April, 2007.

SPAIN

RED CROSS Gold Medal: 2007

Awarded "Red Cross Gold Medal 2007" by the Red Cross Society, Spain in 2007.

INDIA

Rabindra Nath Tagore Birth Centenary Plaque: 2007

Awarded "Rabindra Nath Tagore Birth Centenary Plaque 2007" by the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, India in May, 2007.

NETHERLANDS

EFR-Business Week Award: 2007

Awarded "EFR-Business Week Award 2007" by the University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands in May 2007.

U.S.A.

Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal: 2007

Awarded "Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal" by the Vanderbilt University, U.S.A. in May, 2007.

GERMANY

Vision Award: 2007

Awarded "Vision Award 2007" by the Global Economic Network, Berlin, Germany in June, 2007.

U.S.A.

BAFI Global Achievement Award: 2007

Awarded "BAFI Global Achievement Award 2007" by the Bangladesh-American Foundation Inc., U.S.A in July, 2007.

U.S.A.

Rubin Museum Mandala Award: 2007

Awarded "Rubin Museum Mandala Award" by the Rubin Museum, USA, October 2007.

INDIA

Sakaal Person of the Year Award: 2007

Awarded "Sakaal Person of the Year Award 2007" by the Sakaal Group of Publications, India in November, 2007.

PHILIPPINES

First AHPADA Global Award: 2007

Awarded "1st AHPADA Global Award" by the ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development Association (ASPADA), Philippines in November, 2007.

BRAZIL

Medal of Honor: 2007

Awarded "Medal of Honor" by the Government, Santa Catrina State, Brazil, November 2007.

U.S.A.

Award for UN South-South Cooperation: 2007

Awarded the "UN South - South Cooperation" by the United Nations, U.S.A., December 2007.

U.S.A.

Project Concern Award: 2008

Awarded "Project Concern Award" by Project Concern International, Santa Barbara, California, January 2008.

U.S.A.

International Women's Health Coalition Award: 2008

Awarded "IWHC" Award by the International Women's Health Coalition, February 2008.

JAPAN

Kitakyushu Environmental Award: 2008

Awarded "The Kitakyushu Environmental Award" by the Mayor of City of Kitakyushu, Japan, February 2008.

U.S.A.

Chancellor's Medal: 2008

Awarded " Chancellor's Medal" by York College, USA, February 2008.

U.S.A.

President's Medal: 2008

Awarded "President's Medal" by Lehman College, USA, March 2008.

U.S.A.

Human Security Award: 2008

Awarded " Human Security Award" by Muslim Public Affairs Council, USA, March 2008.

AUSTRIA

Annual Award for Development: 2008

Awarded "2008 Annual Award for Development" by OPEC Fund for International Development(OFID), Austria, June 2008.

U.S.A.

Humanitarian Award: 2008

Awarded "2008 Humanitarian Award" by The International Association of Lions Clubs, U.S.A., June 2008.

SPAIN

Friend of Children Award: 2008

Awarded "Friend of Children 2008" by Save the Children, Spain, October 2008.

GERMANY

AGI International Science Award: 2008

Awarded "AGI International Science" by University of Cologne, Germany, October 2008.

GERMANY

Corine International Book Award: 2008

Awarded "Corine International Book Award" by the Bavaraian Government for the book, "Creating World Without Poverty", Germany, November 2008.

GERMANY

TWO WINGS prize: 2008

Awarded "TWO WING prize 2008" by the Freie Universitat, Berlin, Germany, November 2008.

U.S.A.

Global Humanitarian Awards: 2008

Awarded "Global Humanitarian Awards 2008" by the Tech Museum, San Jose, California, November 2008.

U.S.A.

World Affairs Council Awards: 2008

Awarded "World Affairs Council Awards 2008" by the World Affairs Council of Northern California, San Francisco, California, November 2008.

PORTUGAL

Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize: 2009

The Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize was awarded to Muhammad Yunus’s Creating a world without Poverty. It is the biggest award in the field of international studies. It is awarded on an annual basis to books, which offer outstanding analysis of global issues. May, 2009.

U.S.A.

Eisenhower Medal for Leadership and Service: 2009

Awarded the Dwight D. Eisenhower Medal for Leadership and Service from the Eisenhower Fellowships at a ceremony in Philadelphia, May, 2009.

SLOVAKIA

Golden Biatec Award: 2009

Awarded Golden Biatec Award by the Economic Club, June, 2009.

U.S.A.

Gold Medal of Honor Award: 2009

Awarded the Gold Medal of Honor Award from the ATLAS, June, 2009.

U.S.A.

Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2009

Awarded one of the two highest civilian awards of the U.S.A., the Presidential Medal of Freedom, bestowed by the President of the U.S.A., Barack Obama. Washington D.C., August, 2009.

U.S.A.

Congressional Gold Medal: 2010

Awarded one of the two highest civilian awards of the U.S.A., the Congressional Gold Medal, bestowed by the United States Congress in Washington D.C., September, 2010

Honorary Degrees Received by Professor Muhammad Yunus:

U.K.	Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, by the University of East Anglia, U.K., in 1992.
U.S.A.	Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Humanities by the Oberlin College, U.S.A. in 1993.
CANADA	Awarded the degree of Doctor of Law, honoris causa, by the University of Toronto, Canada in 1995.
U.S.A.	Awarded the degree of Doctor of Law by the Haverford College, U.S.A. in May, 1996.
U.K.	Awarded the degree of Doctor of Law by the Warwick University, U.K. in July, 1996.
U.S.A.	Awarded the degree of Doctor of Public Service by the Saint Xaviers' University, U.S.A. in May, 1997.
U.S.A.	Awarded the degree of Doctor of Civil Law, Honoris Causa by the University of the South, U.S.A. in January, 1998.
BELGIUM	Awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Cause by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium in February, 1998.
U.S.A.	Awarded the degree of Doctor of Social Science, honoris causa by the Yale University, U.S.A. in May, 1998.
U.S.A.	Awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa by the Brigham Young University, U.S.A. in August, 1998.
AUSTRALIA	Awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science in Economics by the University of Sydney, Australia in November, 1998.
AUSTRALIA	Awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the University by the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia in February, 2000.
ITALY	Awarded the honorary degree of Doctor in Economics and Business (Laurea Honoris Causa) by the University of Turin, Turin, Italy in October, 2000.
U.S.A.	Awarded the degree of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa by the Colgate University, Hamilton, U.S.A. in May 2002.
BELGIUM	Awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University Catholique of Louvain in February, 2003.
ARGENTINA	Awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universitad Nacional De Cuyo in April, 2003.
SOUTH AFRICA	Awarded the degree of Doctor of Economics, honoris Causa by the University of Natal in December 2003.
INDIA	Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa by the Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswayvidyalaya, India in February, 2004.
THAILAND	Awarded the degree of Doctor of Technology, Honoris Causa by the Asian Institute of Technology in August, 2004.
ITALY	Awarded the degree of Doctor in Business Economics, Honoris Causa by the University of Florence in September, 2004.
ITALY	Awarded the honorary degree of Doctor in Pedagogyst by the University of Bologna in October, 2004.
SPAIN	Awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universidad Complutense, Madrid in October, 2004.
SOUTH AFRICA	Awarded the Honorary Doctorate Degree in Economics by the University of Venda, South Africa in May, 2006.
LEBANON	Awarded the Doctor of Humane Letters by the American University of Beirut, Lebanon in June, 2006.
SPAIN	Awarded the Doctor of Honoris Causa by the University of Alicante in Valencia, Spain in June, 2006.
SPAIN	Awarded the Doctor of Honoris Causa by the University of Valencia, in Valencia, Spain in June, 2006.
SPAIN	Awarded the Doctor of Honoris Causa by the University of Jaume I in Valencia, Spain in June, 2006.
BANGLADESH	Awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in February, 2007.
JAPAN	Awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities by the Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan in July, 2007.
USA	Awarded Honorary Doctors of Law Degree by University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia in May 2009.

Special Honour:

PHILIPPINES	Legislature of Negros Occidental, a province of the Philippines, passed a resolution awarding the status of "Adopted Son of Negros Occidental" for the contribution made to the poorest of the poor of the province, in 1992.
BANGLADESH	Chosen by The Daily Star, a daily newspaper of Bangladesh, as the "Man of the Year 1994".
U.S.A.	Was Chosen as the" Person of the Week" Professor Muhammad Yunus was chosen as the "Person of the Week" by American TV ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings on September 15, 1995 at the conclusion of the World Summit on Women held in Beijing. This is how Peter Jennings announced the news: "Finally this evening, our Person of the Week. As we reported elsewhere in this broadcast, the International Women’s Conference in China is now over. And the women there, from many parts of the world, will go home and try to inspire others to translate all the talking into action which will benefit women. On this final day of the women’s conference, we choose a man. He was on the agenda of the women’s conference because he truly understands the value of women."
HONG KONG	The ASIAWEEK, a weekly international news magazine has selected Prof. Yunus as one of the "Twenty Great Asians (1975 1995)".
INDIA	The Ananda Bazar Patrika a daily leading newspaper of India has selected Prof. Yunus as one of the “Ten Great Bangalees of the century" (1900-1999).
HONG KONG	The ASIAWEEK, a weekly international news magazine has selected Prof. Yunus as one of the “Asians of the Century (1900-1999).
U.S.A	The U.S. NEWS a weekly leading news-magazine of U.S.A. has selected as one of the 20 Heroes in the world in 2001.
U.S.A	Appointed as an International Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS by the United Nations in June, 2002.
BANGLADESH	Elected as a Fellow of the Society by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh in September, 2003.
U.S.A	PBS Documentary : The 25 Most Influential Business Persons of the Past 25 Years Professor Yunus was chosen by Wharton School of Business for PBS documentary, as one of "The 25 Most Influential Business Persons of the Past 25 Years" Among others were : Bill Gates, George Soros, Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Warren Buffertt, Michael Dell, Alan Greenspan, Lee Lacocca, Charles Schwab, Frederick Smith, and Sam Walton. PBS aired the programme on January 19, 2004, in their "Nightly Business News".
U.S.A.	Profiled in Discovery Channel In 2004, TV Cable Channel Discovery produced an autobiography documentary film series titled "Crossings". In each episode it featured "one individual who made significant contribution to society as a result of certain experiences in life." Twelve Asians were profiled in this series. Professor Muhammad Yunus was one of them. He was the only one from the South Asian countries. Among others were : Chinese actress-director Joan Chan, international action movie star Jackie Chan, Thai elephant keeper Saudia Shawalla, and Malaysian cartoonist Datuk Laat.
FRANCE	Inducted as a Member of the Légion d'Honneur by President Chirac of France in May, 2004.
BELGIUM	Appointed as a Special Advisor to Hon'ble Mr. Louis Michel, E.U. Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid in March 2005.
FRANCE	Awarded "Professeur Honoris Causa" by the most prestigious business school of France, HEC, in October, 2005.
TURKEY	Addressed the "Members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly" at the invitation of the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Mr. Bulent ARINC, on May 15, 2006.
COLOMBIA	Received the "Key of Bogota City" from the Mayor of Bogota City, the capital of Columbia in October, 2006.
COLOMBIA	Addressed Upper House of Parliament (Senate) and formal conferment of the title of "Knight", Colombia in October, 2006.
CHINA	Appointed as "Honorary Professor" by Peking University, China on October, 2006.
HONG KONG	"TIME" a weekly international news-magazine has selected Prof. Yunus as an "ASIAN HERO" of their "60 Years of ASIAN HEROS" issue in November, 2006.
USA	MSN chosen as one of "Ten Most Influential Men of 2006" in their MSN LIFESTYLE : MEN category in December, 2006.
KOREA	Selected as a "Distinguished Fellow" of the Ewha Academy for Advanced Studies, EWHA WOMENS UNIVERSITY, Seoul, Korea in March, 2007.
BAHRAIN	Conferred the highest honour "Medal of the First Order of Merit" by the Kingdom of Bahrain in February, 2007.
U.S.A.	“Business Week” a weekly international news magazine has selected as one of the “Greatest Entrepreneurs of All Time” in July, 2007.
CHINA	The Government of Hainan Province of the People’s Republic of China has honoured as an Adviser to the Government of Hainan Province in July, 2007.
SAUDI ARABIA	Conferred by HM King of Saudi Arabia the highest Civil Award "King Abdul Aziz Medal" in September, 2007.
SAUDI ARABIA	Establishment of a Research Chair at King Saud University in the name of Professor Muhammad Yunus in September 2007.
SAUDI ARABIA	Conferred Honorary Professorship of the University in the Department of Economics, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia in September 2007.
ECUADOR	Conferred Key to the City of Guayaquil and named Distinguished Guest of the City of Guayaquil declared by the District of Guayaquil, December 2007.
ECUADOR	Conferred Key to the City of Quito and named Distinguished Guest of the City of Quito declared by the District of Quito, December 2007.
ECUADOR	Visiting Fellow Catholic University of Guayaquil, Guayaquil, December 2007 .
USA	Bill White, Mayor of the City of Houston, USA has honoured Muhammad Yunus through proclaiming January 14, 2008 as Muhammad Yunus Day, January 2008.
BENIN	Commander of the National Order of Benin : Conferred " Commander of the National Order of Benin" by the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Benin in Cortonou in February, 2008.
RUSSIA	Conferred Honorary Professorship at Higher School of Economics by Evgeniy Yasin, Academic Supervisor, Alexander Shokhin, President and Yaroslav Kuzminov, Rector, The State University of Moscow - Higher School of Economics in March 2008.
RUSSIA	Decorated by the Presidium of the International Movement of "Eastern Dimension" with the International Order of Eastern Dimension for asserting the world's highest ideals, humanism, and progress and for enhancing of friendship between Russian and Bangladeshi people, Russia in April 2008.
UKRAINE	Awarded highest honor of the National Taras Shevchenko University in Kiev, Ukraine in April 2008.
U.S.A.	Delivered commencement speech at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Massachusetts, USA on 6 June, 2008.
U.K.	Delivered Adam Smith Lecture at Glasgow University, Glasgow, UK in December 2008.
U.K.	Delivered Romanes Lecture at Oxford University, UK in December 2008.
U.S.A.	Delivered commencement speech at Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA on 17 May 2009.

Awards Received by Grameen Bank

SWITZERLAND

Aga Khan Award For Architecture: 1989

BELGIUM

King Baudouin International Development Prize: 1993

Awarded "The King Baudouin International Development Prize 1992" for its recognition of the role of women in the process of development and the novelty of a financial credit system contributing to the improvement of the social and material condition of women and their families in rural areas.

BANGLADESH

Independence Day Award: 1994

Awarded Independence Day Award for outstanding contribution to Rural Development.

MALAYSIA

Tun Abdul Razak Award: 1994

Awarded the Independence Day Award, 1987, by the President for the outstanding contribution in rural development. This is the highest civilian national award of Bangladesh.

UNITED KINGDOM

World Habitat Award: 1997

Awarded “World Habitat Award : 1997” by Building and Social Housing Foundation.

INDIA

Gandhi Peace Prize: 2000

Awarded "Gandhi Peace Prize :2000" by Government of India.

U.S.A.

Petersberg Prize: 2004

Awarded "Petersberg Prize 2004" by the Development Gateway Foundation, U.S.A. in 2004.

NORWAY

Nobel Peace Prize: 2006

Awarded "Nobel Peace Prize 2006" in October, 2006.