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Abdul Qadeer Khan
Abdul Qadeer Khan was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer. He is colloquially known as the "father of Pakistan's atomic weapons program".
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science · Pakistani nuclear physicist (1936–2021) · physicist · engineer · academic · metallurgist · theoretical physicist · nuclear physicist · also Abdul Qadeer Khan, A. Q. Khan, Father of Pakistan's atomic, weapons program, Khan
Born 1 April 1936 · Died 10 October 2021 · Q310773
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2026· 3 entries
“most of the scientists who work on the development of atomic bomb projects were extremely”
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The New York Times: Abdul Qadeer Khan
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2024· 1 entry
Published “Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3” in Nature — cited 15,599 times.
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2021· 7 entries
The Washington Post: A.Q. Khan, father of Pakistan’s atomic bomb, dies
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The Economist: Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani hero and rogue nuke-peddler, has died
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Bloomberg L.P.: Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani Nuclear Scientist, Dies at 85
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CNN: Father of Pakistan’s nuclear program Abdul Qadeer Khan dies at 85
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Died 2021-10-10.
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LAist: Abdul Qadeer Khan, known as the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, has died at 85
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Published “Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019” in The Lancet Neurology — cited 6,920 times.
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2020· 4 entries
Published “Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019” in The Lancet — cited 8,065 times.
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Published “Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association” in Circulation — cited 6,864 times.
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Published “Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019” in Journal of the American College of Cardiology — cited 10,317 times.
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Published “Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019” in The Lancet — cited 16,054 times.
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2019· 2 entries
Published “Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association” in Circulation — cited 7,478 times.
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Stated that he belonged to an Orakzai family long settled in Bhopal; he also wrote at another occasion in Jang that his maternal lineage was from Tirah Valley while from his paternal side, his ancestor was an Uzbek so
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2018· 1 entry
Published “Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” in The Lancet — cited 11,014 times.
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2017· 1 entry
Published “GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral” in Physical Review Letters — cited 8,280 times.
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2016· 1 entry
Published “Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger” in Physical Review Letters — cited 11,729 times.
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2012· 3 entries
“Movement for the Protection of Pakistan”
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Khan announced the formation of a conservative political advocacy group, Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Pakistan ('Movement for the Protection of Pakistan')
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Khan also implicated Benazir Bhutto's administration in proliferation matters, pointing to the fact as she had issued "clear directions in thi[s] regard
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2011· 2 entries
Khan maintained his stance on peace through strength and vigorously defended the nuclear weapons program as part of the deterrence policy:
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Published “Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials” in Science — cited 6,866 times.
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2008· 3 entries
The security hearings were officially terminated by Chairman joint chiefs General Tariq Majid who marked the details of debriefings as "classified"
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In an interview, Khan laid the whole blame on former President Pervez Musharraf, and labelled Musharraf as the "Big Boss" for proliferation deals
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German nuclear engineer Gotthard Lerch was convicted and sentenced to five years and six months in prison for procuring centrifuges for Libya from Khan, Lerch also acted as Khan's middleman for Iran
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2007· 2 entries
The US and European Commission politicians as well as IAEA officials had made several strong calls to have Khan interrogated by IAEA investigators, given the lingering scepticism about the disclosures made by Pakistan, b
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Khan was paid tribute by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on state television while commenting in the last part of his speech, Aziz stressed: "The services of [nuclear] scientist
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2005· 2 entries
It was revealed that President Zia-ul-Haq's military government had KRL run a HEU programme in the Chinese nuclear weapons program
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When Vladimir Putin raised concerns about Pakistan's proliferation network and nuclear transfers to Iran with George W
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2003· 3 entries
The European Union pressured Iran to accept tougher inspections of its nuclear program and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) revealed an enrichment facility in the city of Natanz, Iran, utilising gas centrifu
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The Bush administration reportedly turned over evidence of a nuclear proliferation network that implicated Khan's role to the Musharraf administration
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Merchant vessel BBC China was caught carrying nuclear centrifuges to Libya from Malaysia, the Scomi Group and Khan Research Laboratories were supplying nuclear parts to Libya through Khan's Dubai-based Sri Lankan associa
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2001· 2 entries
Khan briefly joined the Musharraf administration as a policy adviser on science and technology on a request from President Musharraf
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Khan served as an adviser on science and technology in the Musharraf administration and had become a public figure who enjoyed much support from his country's political conservative sphere
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence (1999).
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1998· 1 entry
For supplying nuclear centrifuge parts through his company Team GmbH to Khan's Khan Research Laboratories in Kahuta
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1996· 2 entries
The US intelligence community maintained that China provided magnetic rings for special suspension bearings mounted at the top of rotating centrifuge cylinders
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Khan again appeared on his country's news channels and maintained that "at no stage was the program of producing 90% weapons-grade enriched uranium ever stopped", despite Benazir Bhutto's administration reaching an under
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1990· 2 entries
And also directed allegations at President Musharraf over the controversy in 2008
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The United States alleged that highly sensitive information was being exported to North Korea in exchange for rocket engines
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1988· 1 entry
No action was taken against Khan or his proliferation network by the US government which needed the support of Pakistan during the Soviet–Afghan War
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1987· 1 entry
Khan gave another interview to local press and stated: "the Americans had been well aware of the success of the atomic quest of Pakistan", allegedly confirming the speculation of technology export
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1985· 1 entry
To one year in prison, but the sentence was reduced on appeal in 1986 to six months of probation and a fine of 20,000 guilders
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1983· 1 entry
By the Netherlands for espionage, but the conviction was later overturned due to a legal technicality
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1982· 1 entry
An unnamed Arab country reached out to Khan for the sale of centrifuge technology
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1979· 2 entries
The Dutch government eventually probed Khan on suspicion of nuclear espionage but he was not prosecuted due to lack of evidence, though it did file a criminal complaint against him in a local court in Amsterdam, which se
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The Zia administration, which was making an effort to keep their nuclear capability discreet to avoid pressure from the Reagan administration of the United States (US), nearly lost its patience with Khan when he reported
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1975· 2 entries
Khan was transferred to a less sensitive section when URENCO became suspicious and he subsequently returned to Pakistan with his wife and two daughters
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Where they settled and raised their family
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1974· 1 entry
Khan joined his nation's clandestine efforts to develop atomic weapons when he founded the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) in 1976 and was both its chief scientist and director for many years
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1972· 1 entry
Khan joined the Physics Dynamics Research Laboratory (or in Dutch: FDO), an engineering firm subsidiary of Verenigde Machinefabrieken (VMF) based in Amsterdam, from Brabers's recommendation
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1967· 1 entry
Khan obtained an engineer's degree in materials technology – an equivalent to a Master of Science (MS) offered in English-speaking nations such as Pakistan – and joined the doctoral program in metallurgical engineering a
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1963· 1 entry
Married Henny in a modest Muslim ceremony at Pakistan's embassy in The Hague
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1962· 1 entry
While on vacation in The Hague, he met Hendrina "Henny" Reterink, a British passport holder, who had been born in South Africa to Dutch expatriates
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1961· 1 entry
Khan departed for West Germany to study material science at the Technical University in West Berlin, where he academically excelled in courses in metallurgy, but left West Berlin when he switched to the Delft University
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1956· 1 entry
With a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in physics with a concentration on solid-state physics
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1952· 2 entries
Khan emigrated from India to Pakistan on the Sind Mail train, partly due to the reservation politics at that time, and religious violence in India during his youth left an indelible impression on his world view
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Khan was educated in the metallurgical engineering departments of Western European technical universities where he pioneered studies in phase transitions of metallic alloys, uranium metallurgy, and isotope separation bas
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1947· 1 entry
Who would often write to Khan's parents about the new life they had found in Pakistan
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1936· 1 entry
Born 1936-04-01.
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1935· 1 entry
“I never had any doubts I was building a bomb. We had to do it.”
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