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Muhammad Yunus

1940– · 20th century

Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist who founded the Grameen Bank and pioneered microcredit, lending small sums to the rural poor without collateral. He and the bank shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. After mass protests forced Sheikh Hasina from office in August 2024, he became chief adviser, the head of an interim government that organised elections in February 2026.

Muhammad Yunus
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