Tariq Premji: Azim's younger son is the 'morning star' at Wipro Enterprises

Tariq had a humble professional beginning and was not catapulted to a high profile just because of his powerful surname

In Arabic, the word Tariq means the morning star. With Tariq Premji, the younger son of Wipro chairman Azim Premji, joining the board of Wipro Enterprises as a director, speculations are rife about a larger role for him in future.

Even though Tariq has been associated with Premji’s family office as well as the philanthropic endeavours in various capacities, he has so far been away from public glare and continues to do so even today, according to sources close to him. His older sibling, Rishad Premji, is currently heading the corporate strategy at Wipro Ltd, the Information Technology business of