Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi

Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi
Born31 October 1930[2]
Kapurthala, Punjab, India
(Present day, Kapurthala, Punjab in India)
Died11 August 2007(2007-08-11) (aged 76)
Wah, Punjab in Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
CitizenshipPakistan
Alma materKarachi University
Michigan State University
Known forPakistan and weapons of mass destruction
AwardsSitara-e-Imtiaz (1992)
Hilal-i-Imtiaz (2000)
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (2024)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical engineering
InstitutionsPakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
Metallurgical Laboratory
Academic advisorsDr. Michael David Burton

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]

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]

  1. ^ APP, Associate Press (24 March 2024). "President Zardari confers civil awards on Pakistanis, foreign nationals". DAWN.COM. Dawn Newspapers. Dawn Newspapers. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. 26 March 1972.
  3. ^ Verma, Anand K. (2001). Reassessing Pakistan : role of two nation theory. New Delhi: Lancer. ISBN 978-8170622871.