Azim Premji
A personality revered by all the software professionals and an icon to the aspiring youth of the country, Azim Premji besides being the Chairman of Wipro Technologies, is a good human being who has never failed to inspire the young entrepreneurs. Initially starting with cooking oil to household goods to software, the company under the flag of his leadership never failed to deliver its best.
Early Genesis
Azim Premji was born in the year 1945 in Mumbai in a Gujarat Muslim family. He studied electrical engineering at Stanford University, US when he had to come back to India to take care of his family business because of the sudden demise of his father. He took control of 'Wipro' the company that dealt in the business of vegetable oil at the age of 21 and his success that followed afterwards is history. Azim Premji is happily married to Yasmin Premji with two children, Rishad and Tariq.
A devoted professional and hard worker, Azim Premji took 'Wipro' to an admirable height. Eventually 'Wipro' grew into a 3,500 Crore empire. Today 'Wipro' is included among the top hundred technological companies in the world and Azim Premji holds the position of the richest man in country his property amounting to around 17.1 billion US dollars. Azim has taken his company to the height from where it operates with the major IT companies of the world namely Nokia, Cisco, Nortel, Alcatel and General Electric company. Under Azim Premji the company has spread its wings in the fields of IT, R & D Services and BPO. The largest outsourcing company in India and research and service provider, 'Wipro' has ventured into the areas which nobody could think of.