Azim Premji – The King of Computer Science

Azim Hasham Premji, CEO and Chairman of Wipro, one of the largest software companies in India, was born on July 24, 1945; he completed his studies at St. Mary School, ICSE in Mazgaon, Mumbai and his bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering at Stanford University, USA. He is married to Yasmeen Premji; he has 2 children-Rishad and Tariq and currently lives in Bangalore, India.

He joined Wipro at the age of 21, immediately after the sudden passing of his father with a vision to build an organization based on values. And the rest is history; she never looked back after that. Forbes ranked him the richest Indian from 1999 to 2005; as of October 6, 2007, he has a wealth of $13.6 billion. Total revenue from IT, BPO and R&D services is nearly $5 billion and Wipro has a presence in more than 50 countries; was the first Indian company to adopt Six Sigma, the world’s first software services company to achieve SEI CMM level 5 and also became the world’s first organization to achieve PCMM (Capability Maturity Model) level 5 of people). His goal in life is: “We believe this combination of operational excellence and strong execution of our strategy is critical to achieving our vision. We will continue to focus on both in the future as well.”

He once shared some tips for success:

o Have the courage to think big.

o Never compromise core values, no matter the situation.

o Develop self-confidence, always look ahead.

o Always have the best around you, even if they are better than you.

o Have an obsessive commitment to quality.

or Play to win.

o Leave the rest to the force beyond.

Some of his renowned honors and recognitions are as follows:-

o He was awarded “Businessman of the year 2000” by Business India.

o Forbes ranked him as one of the ten people worldwide with the greatest “power to effect change” in March 2003.

o Fortune in August 2003 ranked him as one of the 25 most powerful business leaders outside the US.

o Business Week in October 2003 featured him on its cover with the nickname “India’s Tech King”.

or “Business Leader of the Year 2004” by Economic Times.

o Financial Times included him in the list of the top 25 billionaires in November 2004.

o Time included him in April 2004 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Azim Premji had established the Azim Premji Foundation with the aim of providing financial resources to the weaker section of society and says that “its aim is to market a tangible impact on identified social problems by working in active partnership with government and other related sectors. “. of society”. It focuses on “creating effective and scalable models that significantly improve the amount of learning in the school and ensure satisfactory ownership by the community in the management of the school”.