Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Jinnah Offered Cabinet Post to Azim Premji's Father, He Declined
Azim Premji, the boss of the big company Wipro, recently turned 80!
His dad started a company making vegetable oil.
After India and Pakistan were created, the leader of Pakistan, Jinnah, asked Premji's dad to be a top government official.
He said no, because he wanted to run his business.
Premji's dad started the business in 1945 and was also known as the 'Rice King of Burma'.
Later, after Premji's father passed away, Azim took over the company at 21 years old and helped grow it to become a major technology provider.
Azim Premji, Wipro's chairman, turned 80 with social media tributes.
His father, Muhammed Hashem Premji, founded Western India Products Ltd.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah offered Premji's father a cabinet post in Pakistan.
Muhammed Hashem Premji was reportedly offered the position of Pakistan's first Finance Minister.
Azim Premji took over the company after his father's death and led it into the tech industry.
- Who
- Azim Premji, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Muhammed Hashem Premji
- What
- Azim Premji's father was offered a Cabinet position in Pakistan, and the history of Wipro.
- When
- 1945 (company established); shortly after partition of India and Pakistan (cabinet offer).
- Where
- Bombay (business start); Pakistan (cabinet offer)
- Why
- Muhammed Hashem Premji was offered a cabinet position because of his business expertise; he declined to focus on his company.
Original Articles
Conflicting Information
Offer
Original Articles
Jinnah offered Azim Premji's father, Muhammed Hashem, the Finance Minister post.
Conflicting Information
Multiple articles affirm the offer of the cabinet position to Premji's father.
- Azim Premji's Age
- 80
- Father's Company
- Western India Products Ltd
- Offer
- Cabinet post in Pakistan
- Person making the offer
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Proposed Cabinet position
- Finance Minister
- Azim Premji's Net Worth
- $11.9 billion