Science & Economics
Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize laureate, 2006
- Era
- b. 1940
- Origin
- Chattogram
An economist from Chattogram who pioneered microcredit and founded Grameen Bank, extending collateral-free loans to the rural poor. He shared the Nobel Peace Prize with the bank in 2006 and holds both the US Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.
Career highlights
- First Bangladeshi Nobel laureate
- Founder of Grameen Bank and the microcredit model
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