Jafar Dhia Jafar

Jafar Dhia Jafar (Arabic: جعفر ضياء جعفر; born in Baghdad on August 25, 1942) is an Iraqi nuclear physicist, former Vice Chairman of the Iraq Atomic Energy Commission, and chief of Iraq's nuclear program. He is widely known by American and international officials including UN Chief Inspector David Kay (1991-1992) as the father of the Iraqi Nuclear Program. [1][2][3]

  1. ^ "A man with a foot in multiple worlds". NBC News. 24 October 2003.
  2. ^ "The Story behind the Iraqi Nuclear Weapon Program". Israel Defense. September 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dr Jaffar Dhia Jaffar". BBC News. August 12, 2004.