Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi
Pakistani mechanical engineer (1930–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi (Urdu: محمد حفيظ قريشى; October 31 October 1930 – August 11, 2007), NI, SI, HI, known as Hafeez Qureshi, was a Pakistani nuclear scientist and a mechanical engineer, known for his role as a diagnostics engineer for his nation's nuclear capability.[3]
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Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi | |
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Born | 31 October 1930[1] |
Died | 11 August 2007(2007-08-11) (aged 76) |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Citizenship | Pakistan |
Alma mater | Karachi University Michigan State University |
Known for | Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction |
Awards | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1992) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (2000) Nishan-e-Imtiaz (2024)[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mechanical engineering |
Institutions | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology Metallurgical Laboratory |
Academic advisors | Dr. Michael David Burton |
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His career was spent working at the Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology as overseeing the diagnostics on the subcritical experiments on the nuclear weapons where he gained expertise on engineering applications of nuclear physics.[4]