Azim Premji
$10.6B
Born
Jul 24, 1945
Age
80
Source of Wealth
Software services
Residence
Bangalore,
Citizenship
India
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Stanford University
- Indian tech magnate Azim Premji's $10.4 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.
- In May 2025, the Azim Premji Foundation committed $265 million over three years for underprivileged girls to complete their college education.
- Premji is among the world's most generous billionaires, having given away $21 billion to his charitable foundation.
- His private investment arm, PremjiInvest, has stakes in companies such as fellow billionaire Harsh Mariwala's Marico.
- In 2020, his Azim Premji Foundation pledged $150 million to provide aid for those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
- The younger Premji stirred up a debate when he called the practice of moonlighting in the tech industry as cheating.
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