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Abdul Qadeer Khan
Abdul Qadeer Khan (Urdu: عبدالقدیر خان; April 1, &#; October 10, ) was a Pakistani scientist and metallurgical engineer. He was a controversial figure. He is thought by many people to be one of the pioneers of Pakistan's nuclear program. Others disagree and claim he is only an opportunist who abused his position to obtain personal benefits and make a lot of money.[source?] His middle name is occasionally spelt Quadeer, Qadir or Gadeer.
Pakistani scientist dr abdul qadeer khan biography Abdul Qadeer Khan, NI, HI, FPAS (/ ˈ ɑː b d əl ˈ k ɑː d ɪər ˈ k ɑː n / ⓘ AHB-dəl KAH-deer KAHN; Urdu: عبد القدیر خان; 1 April – 10 October ), [3] known as A. Q. Khan, was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer who is colloquially known as the "father of Pakistan's atomic weapons program".His given names are usually abbreviated to A.Q..
Khan claimed he had Pashtun ancestry[source?]. However, his ancestors supposedly immigrated to modern India, during the reign of Afghan Emperor Shahabuddin Ghouri[source?] from the district of Ghour of present Afghanistan.[source?] He was born in Bhopal State in British India in [source?] His father Abdul Ghafoor Khan served in the Education Department, British India[source?], and after retirement, settled in Bhopal.[source?]
He remained under arrest in Pakistan for quite some time, because he was accused of Nuclear proliferation to the North Korean government[source?] and also to Iran.[source?]
In August , Khan was hospitalized in Islamabad after testing positive for COVID[1] He died at the age of 85 in Islamabad from the infection on October 10, [2]
Several politicians in Pakistan, including the Prime Minister Imran Khan stated their tribute to him.
In a post on Twitter, Imran Khan stated
"Deeply saddened by the passing of Dr A Q Khan.
Dr abdus salam Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan is a famous Pakistani nuclear scientist and a metallurgical engineer. He is widely regarded as the founder of gas-centrifuge enrichment technology for Pakistan's nuclear deterrent program.He was loved by our nation bec of his critical contribution in making us a nuclear weapon state. This has provided us security against an aggressive much larger nuclear neighbour. For the people of Pakistan he was a national icon."
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