--- title: Muhammad Yunus Is on the 2025 TIME100 List description: Find out why Muhammad Yunus is one of the 100 most influential people of 2025. canonical: https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273785/muhammad-yunus/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-04-16T10:30:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-03T00:46:10.011Z article:section: World og:title: Muhammad Yunus: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 og:description: Find out why Muhammad Yunus is on this year’s list og:url: https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273785/muhammad-yunus/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8fc6e88f23992e9d/6998c5c37323af1a162bc6c4/time100-2025-muhammad-yunus.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Muhammad Yunus: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Muhammad Yunus: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 twitter:description: Find out why Muhammad Yunus is on this year’s list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8fc6e88f23992e9d/6998c5c37323af1a162bc6c4/time100-2025-muhammad-yunus.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 16, 2025 # Muhammad Yunus ## Video: TIME100 2025 | See Every Honoree [Watch (HLS stream): TIME100 2025 | See Every Honoree](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6HpL33vZ.m3u8) (3:55)  _Published 2025-04-16. See every 2025 TIME100 honoree._ by Hillary Rodham Clinton  Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist, in his office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Wednesday, March 6, 2024\. In August, Yunus is scheduled to go on trial for a money-laundering case, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Photographer: Fabeha Monir/Bloomberg via Getty Images Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist, in his office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Wednesday, March 6, 2024\. In August, Yunus is scheduled to go on trial for a money-laundering case, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Photographer: Fabeha Monir/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFabeha Monir—Bloomberg/Getty Images After a student-led uprising toppled Bangladesh’s authoritarian Prime Minister last year, a known leader stepped up to guide the nation toward democracy: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus. Decades earlier, Yunus established the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh to empower the most marginalized communities through small loans, helping millions—97% of them women—build businesses, sustain their families, and reclaim their dignity. I first met Yunus when he traveled to Arkansas to help then governor Bill Clinton and me set up similar programs in the U.S. Since then, wherever I’ve traveled in the world, I have witnessed the extraordinary impact of his work—lives transformed, communities lifted, and hope reborn. Now, Yunus has answered his country’s call once more. As he shepherds Bangladesh out of the shadows of oppression, he is [restoring human rights](https://time.com/7177775/bangladesh-muhammad-yunus-interview-interim-government-reforms-challenges/), demanding accountability, and laying the foundations for a just and free society. _Clinton, a Democrat, is a former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273785/muhammad-yunus/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273785/muhammad-yunus/"},"headline":"Muhammad Yunus","datePublished":"2025-04-16T10:30:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:46:10.011Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273785/muhammad-yunus/","keywords":["TIME100","franchise","Magazine","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","T100Leaders2025"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8fc6e88f23992e9d/6998c5c37323af1a162bc6c4/time100-2025-muhammad-yunus.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8fc6e88f23992e9d/6998c5c37323af1a162bc6c4/time100-2025-muhammad-yunus.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273785/muhammad-yunus/","name":"Muhammad Yunus"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME100 2025 | See Every Honoree","description":"See every 2025 TIME100 honoree.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/6HpL33vZ/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2025-04-16T10:30:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6HpL33vZ.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273785/muhammad-yunus/","duration":"PT3M55S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273785/muhammad-yunus/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```