Nazir Ahmed (physicist)

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

Nazir Ahmed
Nazir Ahmed on third right.
Born	May 1, 1898(1898-05-01) Lahore, British India (present-day Pakistan)
Died	September 31, 1973(1973-09-31) (aged 75) Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Fields	Experimental Physics
Institutions	Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Technological Laboratory, India Federal Bureau of Statistics
Alma mater	MAO College, British India University of Cambridge, UK
Doctoral advisor	Ernest Rutherford
Known for	Nuclear power generation programme
Influenced	Ernest Rutherford
Notable awards	Gold Medal From Pakistan Academy of Sciences.

Nazir Ahmed (or Nazir Ahmad) (May 1, 1898 – ), D.Phil., was a Pakistani experimental physicist and a chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) from 1956 to 1960.^[1] He was born in Lahore, British India (present-day Pakistan).

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]

Nazir 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. ^ history of Pakistan's Nuclear Power Industry
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. http://www.thenucleuspak.org.pk/nucleus/pdf%20Special%20Issue%20Nucleus%2042(1-4)/Recollections%20from%20the%20early%20days%20of%20PAEC%20(ms602).pdf. 
3. ^ A. Gill (2006). "Pakistani Nuclear Program 1-5". Owl's Tree. http://owlstree.blogspot.com/2006/06/pakistani-nuclear-program-1-5.html. Retrieved 2009-03-15. 
4. ^ "Pakistan: Nuclear Chronology (1953-1970): March 1958". Nuclear Threat Initiative. 2005. http://www.nti.org/e_research/profiles/pakistan/nuclear/5593.html. Retrieved 2009-03-15. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ http://www.paspk.org/fellow10.htm

Persondata
Name	Ahmed, Nazir
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1898-05-01
Place of birth	Lahore, British India (present-day Pakistan)
Date of death	1973-09-31
Place of death	Pakistan