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== Fellowships ==
== Fellowships ==
* An elected member of Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 1953-1970.<ref>http://www.paspk.org/fellow10.htm {{dead link|date=October 2013}}</ref>
* An elected member of Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 1953-1970.<ref>http://www.paspk.org/fellow10.htm {{wayback|url=http://www.paspk.org/fellow10.htm |date=20090420002525 |df=y }}</ref>


==Award named after Nazir Ahmad==
==Award named after Nazir Ahmad==

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For other people named Nazir Ahmed, see Nazir Ahmed (disambiguation).

Nazir Ahmed
Born(1898-05-01)1 May 1898
Lahore, British India (present-day Pakistan)
Died30 September 1973(1973-09-30) (aged 75)
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Alma materMAO College, British India
University of Cambridge, UK
Known forNuclear power generation programme
AwardsGold Medal From Pakistan Academy of Sciences.
Scientific career
FieldsExperimental Physics
InstitutionsPakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC),
Technological Laboratory, India
Federal Bureau of Statistics
Doctoral advisorErnest Rutherford

Nazir Ahmed (or Nazir Ahmad), D.Phil., OBE (1 May 1898, Lahore – 30 September 1973, Karachi) was a Pakistani experimental physicist and a chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) from 1956 to 1960.[1]

Life

Nazir Ahmed obtained his B.Sc. in physics from MAO College, Aligarh in 1919.[2] He attended the University of Cambridge, UK, under the supervision of Ernest Rutherford.[2] There he received his M.Sc. in 1923, and PhD in experimental physics in 1925.[2] In 1930, Ahmed came back to India, where he was appointed assistant director at the Technological Laboratory, Central Cotton Committee of India, and became its director after one year.[2] In 1945, he was appointed member of the Indian Tariff Board.[2] After the partition of India, Ahmed migrated to Pakistan, where he held various positions, such as joint secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Pakistan Development Board.[2] In 1956 he became the first chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) until 1960.[2][3]

Ahmed was involved in efforts to build a heavy water plant at Multan, but the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation turned down his request.[4] In 1960, he was transferred to Ministry of Science and Technology under the administeration of President Ayub Khan.

Fellowships

  • An elected member of Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 1953-1970.[5]

Award named after Nazir Ahmad

  • Dr. Nazir Ahmad Award, Pakistan Academy of Sciences.

Research paper

  • Tubewell Theory and Practice, printed in Pakistan Academy of Sciences in 1979.
  • Survey of Fuels & Electric Power Resources in Pakistan. Nazir Ahmad (1972).

References

  1. ^ Adeel Khan (7 June 2001). "history of Pakistan's Nuclear Power Industry". Ryerson University. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g I.H. Qureshi (2005). "Recollection from the early days of the PAEC" (PDF). The Nucleus. 42 (1–2): 7–11.
  3. ^ A. Gill (2006). "Pakistani Nuclear Program 1-5". Owl's Tree. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  4. ^ "Pakistan: Nuclear Chronology (1953-1970): March 1958". Nuclear Threat Initiative. 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2009. [dead link]
  5. ^ http://www.paspk.org/fellow10.htm Template:Wayback

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