Azim Premji
Founder Chairman, Wipro Ltd.
$12.02B
$36.1M (0.3%)
as of 07/02/24
About Azim Premji
Indian tech magnate Azim Premji's $11.3 billion (revenue) Wipro is among India's largest software services providers.
Premji gave up studies at Stanford in 1966 to look after the family's cooking oil business when his father died and expanded into software.
Wipro has an innovation center in Silicon Valley, which is focused on developing new technologies and collaborating with startups.
In 2019, Premji's son Rishad, succeeded his father as Wipro's executive chairman. The elder Premji is founder chairman.
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Citizenship
IndiaSource of wealth
Software servicesResidence
Bangalore, IndiaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
07/24/45 (age 78)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Stanford UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingAzim Premji’s fortune is worth
200K
troy ounces of gold
185K
median U.S. household
120K
median U.S. income
0.24%
U.S. credit card volume
0.048%
GDP of the United States
0.035%
United States debt
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The younger Premji stirred up a debate when he called the practice of moonlighting in the tech industry as cheating.
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Financial assets
BSE INDIA | 523405-IN
JM FinancialNYSE | WIT-US
Wipro Limited (ADR)BSE INDIA | 507685-IN
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