Founder Profile
Akira Murata
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Akira Murata?
Akira Murata is a founder of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which was founded in 1944.
- Company founded
- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Founded
- 1944
Background
Akira Murata started the company in Kyoto in 1944, building on the region's ceramics industry to produce ceramic electronic components.
Founding Story
Akira Murata founded Murata Manufacturing in Kyoto in 1944 to make ceramic capacitors. He built the company around ceramic materials technology, which later supported its ceramic filters and multilayer ceramic capacitors. His son Tsuneo Murata later served as president from 2007 to 2020.
Akira Murata was born in 1921 in Higashiyama-ku.
Murata was born on March 25, 1921 and died on February 3, 2006. He was president from 1950 to 1991 and honorary chairman from 1995.