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Dr. Tariq Mustafa | |
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| Born | 1934 (age 89–90) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Government College Lahore, University of London, University of Greenwich |
| Known for | Pakistan Space and Nuclear Program Modernization of defense research and production Modernization and privatization of public sector industries Founding of the Pakistan Paralympic Movement Participating in science and religion discourse |
| Awards | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) 1963 Honorary Commander, Pakistan Navy (1973) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering and Space Technology |
| Institutions | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) United States Atomic Energy Commission (USAEC) United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority(UKAEA) Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) Royal Arsenal Woolwich (United Kingdom) |
Dr. Tariq Mustafa (born 1934) is a Pakistani mechanical engineer with a first class honors degree from London University specializing in nuclear and space technology. He led the establishment of Pakistan's Space and Rocket Technology Program and subsequently, served in high ranking positions in the Government of Pakistan as Federal Secretary of the Ministries of Defense Production, Science and Technology, Public Sector Industry, Petroleum and Natural Resources and Privatization. He is the founder and current Chairperson of Pakistan's National Paralympics Committee (PNPC), President of the South Asian Paralympics Committee and the Vice President of the Asian Paralympic Committee. His lifelong interests are reason, revelation and the future of humanity.[1] He has been active in discourse about science and religion and is the author of The Case for God - Based on Reason and Evidence, not Groundless Faith.[2] In September 2015, he has been appointed as a member of the Governing Council of the Institute for Religion in the Age of Science (IRAS).
- ^ Mustafa, Tariq. The Case for God - Based on Reason and Evidence, not Groundless Faith. Amazon, 2009, https://www.amazon.com/The-Case-For-God-ebook/dp/B0037KMG2K/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383957031&sr=1-2&keywords=case+for+god+mustafa
- ^ Mustafa, Tariq. The Case for God - Based on Reason and Evidence, not Groundless Faith. Amazon, 2009, https://www.amazon.com/The-Case-For-God-ebook/dp/B0037KMG2K/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383957031&sr=1-2&keywords=case+for+god+mustafa