Man of the month - January 2007
Dr. Muhammad yunus!
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About Muhammad Yunus
Yunus was born in 1940 in the village of Bathua, in Hathazari, Chittagong, Bangladesh. His father's name is Hazi Dula Mia Shoudagar, and mother's name is Sufia Khatun. His early childhood years were spent in the village. In 1944, his family moved to the city of Chittagong, where his father had a jewelry business.
Yunus is married to Afroji Yunus, a professor of physics at Jahangirnagar University. He is the father of two daughters: Dina Yunus and Monica Yunus. His brothers are also active in academia: his brother Muhammad Ibrahim is a professor of physics at Dhaka University and the founder of an organization that brings science education to adolescent girls in villages The Center for Mass Education in Science (CMES); his younger brother Muhammad Jahangir is a popular television presenter.
Nobel prize
Muhammad Yunus was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Grameen Bank, for "their efforts to create economic and social development from below."He is the first and so far only Bangladeshi to win the prestigious award. The award also marked a shift away from the conventions by awarding it to someone who worked to promote peace indirectly through economic upliftment of the masses.
The announcement read:
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006, divided into two equal parts, to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. Lasting peace cannot be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty. Micro-credit is one such means. Development from below also serves to advance democracy and human rights."
Yunus advocated that by fixing poverty, you are also attacking a root cause of terrorism.
He made this comment at the official prize-giving ceremony held in Oslo, Norway on the 10th of December,2006 .
The 65-year-old economist said he would use part of his share of the $1.4 million award to create a company to make low-cost, high-nutrition food for the poor. The rest would go toward setting up an eye hospital for the poor in Bangladesh, he said. The food company, to be known as Social Business Enterprise, will sell food for a nominal price.
Awards
1978 β President's Award, Bangladesh 1984 β Ramon Magsaysay Award, Philippines 1985 β Bangladesh Bank Award, Bangladesh 1987 β Shwadhinota Dibosh Puroshkar (Independence Day Award), Bangladesh 1989 β Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Switzerland 1993 β CARE Humanitarian Award 1994 β Winner of the World Food Prize 1995 β Winnerof the Max Schmidheiny Freedom Prize |
1997 β Received award from Strmme Foundation, Norway 1998 β Received Prince of Asturias Award 1998 β Winner of the Sydney Peace Prize 2004 β Winner of The Economist newspaper's Prize for social and economic innovation. 2006 β Mother Teresa Award instituted by the Mother Teresa International and Millenium Award Committee (MTIMAC), Kolkata, India. 2006 β 8th Seoul Peace Prize 2006 β Nobel Peace Prize, shared with Grameen Bank Now you guys can discuss π³ Cheers, BSF DEV. TEAM india and pensacolaπ |
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