Notable Philanthropists of All Time

Azim Premji:
When we talk about philanthropists, Azim Premji certainly features on the list. The Indian business tycoon and philanthropist is the chairman of Wipro Limited and recorded for personal wealth of $12.2 billion in 2012. He was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek in 2000 and has twice been listed among the 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine.

The Azim Premji Foundation works towards education of rural children in India. Premji says, "We believe that good education is crucial to building a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society. We want to contribute significantly towards improvement of education in India, and through that towards building a better society."

Recently he said he will commit more of his wealth to philanthropy, as his Foundation scales up work to improve equity and quality of the primary education system in the country. "The Foundation plans to scale up to 4000-5000 people over the next five years", Premji said. "The developments of the past two years have given me confidence in our scaled up and institutional strategy.

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