Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, entrepreneur, and civil society leader, who has been serving as the chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024. Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. Yunus has received several other national and international honors, including the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and the Congressional Gold Medeal in 2010.
Previously, he was a professor of economics at Chittagong University in Bangladesh. He has published several books related to his work in finance. He is a founding board member of Grameen America and Grameen Foundation, which support microcredit.
In the changing political situation, his main pledge is to reform the constitution, ensuring fairness and justice for all. He is also focused on organizing a free and fair election, so that people of Bangladesh can choose their leaders in a peaceful and democratic way. His leadership brings hope for a brighter and more just future for Bangladesh.