Historical Figure
Muhammad Yunus
b. 1940
Bangladeshi economist and statesman (born 1940)
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Key Dates
Birth
1940 June 28, 1940 →Biography
Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and social business entrepreneur. He led Bangladesh’s transition to democratic governance after the July Uprising in 2024, which resulted in the ouster of its former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. During the transition period he served as the 5th Chief Adviser of Bangladesh from 2024 to 2026. 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.
Timeline
Muhammad Yunus y el Banco Grameen reciben el Premio Nobel de la Paz por el desarrollo e implementación de los microcréditos.
October 13 →Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath as Chief Adviser to form an interim government in Bangladesh.
August 8 →More from the Interwar & WWII
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