Who is Professor Muhammad Yunus?

Curriculum Vitae of Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chairman of Yunus Centre and Founder of Grameen Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1. Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to study in the U.S.A. for 1965-66. 2. Awarded Vanderbilt University research and teaching fellowships during 1966-69. 3. Awarded Eisenhour Exchange Fellowship for 1984. 4.

Who is Prof Yunus?

He is battling to remain managing director of the Grameen Bank following an announcement by the government in March 2011 that he had been sacked. Prof Yunus upset Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2007 by attempting to set up his own political party.

How did Prof Yunus contribute to reducing poverty?

Mrs Robinson said that some highly visible poverty reducing private microcredit experiences had been set up around the world because of the pioneering work of Prof Yunus. Profile of Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank.