Prof. Muhammad Yunus

Prof. Muhammad Yunus is a Nobel Peace Prize winner internationally recognized for work in poverty alleviation and women's empowerment. He created Grameen Bank, a microcredit institution providing collateral-free loans to poor borrowers for self-employment. The bank has served over 5 million clients in Bangladesh, 96% of whom are women, with a repayment rate consistently above 98%, and has loaned over 5 billion dollars. He established the Grameen family of organizations beyond the bank, including non-profit ventures and social businesses.