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Salim Mehmud
Born	Uttar Pradesh British India
Nationality	Pakistani
Citizenship	Pakistani
Alma mater	University of Punjab Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Known for	Pakistan's Space Program and missile technology
Awards	Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1990) French Medal for Aeronautics (1989)
Scientific career
Fields	Nuclear Engineering
Institutions	Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Defence Science and Technology Organization (DESTO) Ministry of Communications of Pakistan (MCP) Argonne National Laboratory
Doctoral advisor	Dr. William "Bill" Nelson

Dr. Salim Mehmud, also known as Salim Mehmood, is a Pakistani rocket scientist and a nuclear engineer. Mehmud worked in the Apollo Program for NASA. He is the former chairman of Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO). He has served as chief scientist at the Defence Science and Technology Organization. Currently, he is the chief Scientific and Technological Advisor at the Ministry of Communications of Pakistan.