Dr Muhammad Yunus : A great leader

Leadership is the quality of an individual in directing the activities of an organised group toward a shared goal. This is fully true about Dr Muhammad Yunus. He improvised the concept of micro credit for the rural poor. Born on June 28, 1940 in Chittagong, he derived his inspiration from his mother Sufia Khatun, who always helped the poor who knocked on her doors. He emulated her feats and has eventually become a great leader of the poor. He has become instrumental in changing the lives of many rural poor. In 1978 he received the President's Award for 'Tebhaga Khamar". He went on to institutionalise the concept of micro-credit for the poor and set up Grameen Bank to help them improve their socio-economic conditions. His contributions are remarkable in changing the lives of the poor and unbanked rural people. There is no doubt that he is the epitome of a great leader and visionary who brought about significant changes to our rural economy through his ideas and innovations particularly directed to change the socio-economic conditions of the poor villagers through great dedication and hard work.
Asif Mahmud
East West University
Dhaka
asif.ewu16@gmail.com