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Abdul Qadeer Khan

Pakistani nuclear engineer (1936–2021)
Person human Q310773

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
April 1, 1936
Date of death
October 10, 2021
Place of birth
Bhopal
Place of death
Islamabad
Country of citizenship
British Raj, Dominion of India, India, Pakistan[11][12][13][14]
Occupation
physicist, engineer, academic, metallurgist, theoretical physicist, nuclear physicist[16]
Employer
Delft University of Technology, Urenco Group, Khan Research Laboratories, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology[20][21][22][23]
Field of work
physics, nuclear physics, metallurgy[17][18][19]
Educated at
Delft University of Technology, University of Karachi, UCLouvain, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven[24][25][26][27]
Religion or worldview
Islam[32]
Award received
Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences[28][29][30][31]
Official website
web.archive.org[38]
Cause of death
COVID-19[35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Urdu, English[41][42]
Short name
A.Q.Khan, AQK[44][45]
Described by source
Abdul Qadeer Khan, 85, Father of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program, Dies[40]
Different from
Abdul Qadeer Khan[46]
Family name
Khan[36]
Given name
Abdul Qadeer[37]
Height
+1.98[48]
Influenced by
Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood[33]
Manner of death
natural causes[39]
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Name in native language
عَبْد الْقَدِير خان[43]
Native language
Urdu[15]
Number of children
+2[47]
Place of burial
Faisal Mosque[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Father of Pakistan's atomic en A. Q. Khan en weapons program en Abdul Qadeer Khan ar عبد القادر خان ar عبدالقادر خان ar عبد القدير خان cs Abdulkádir Chán cs Abdul Kádir Chán cs Abdul Chán de A.Q. Khan de Abdel Qader Khan de Abdul Kadir Khan de Abdul Qadeer Khan de Abdul Qadir Khan fa عبدالغدیر خان fa عبدالقدیر خان fi Abdul Khadeer Khan fi Abdul Khader Khan fi A. Q. Khan
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000066848339
VIAF cluster ID
92292655
Library of Congress authority ID
n85104293
GND ID
128499567
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Abdul Qadeer Khan.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
155973185
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11442386
DDB person (GND) ID
128499567
Described at URL
web.archive.org
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Abdul-Qadeer-Khan
FAST ID
207003
Freebase ID
/m/02b7c8
Show all 34 identifiers +22
GTAA ID
118232
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Abdul_Qadeer_Khan
IMDb ID
nm1519583
IdRef ID
149408846
Lex ID
Abdul_Qadeer_Khan
Libraries Australia ID
35390510
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2006363366
NLA Trove people ID
935861
NUKAT ID
n2010306095
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007302657705171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812226002205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073597015
New York Times topic ID
person/abdul-qadeer-khan
Notable Names Database ID
838/000030748
Scopus author ID
7404910711
TMDB person ID
3265269
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
291126
WBIS ID
X128-791-0
WikiTree person ID
خان-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyRvpBh9jHJMtWffcYHG3
Yale LUX ID
person/92c1cb92-da42-42dd-bcb8-44f60fee2238
Yle topic ID
18-330364

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Occupation 7
scientist, engineer, physicist, theoretical physicist, academic, metallurgist, nuclear physicist
Educated at 4
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Delft University of Technology, UCLouvain, University of Karachi
Award received 3
Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence, Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Country of citizenship 3
India, Pakistan, Dominion of India
Employer 3
Delft University of Technology, Urenco Group, Khan Research Laboratories
Field of work 3
physics, metallurgy, nuclear physics
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Urdu
Cause of death 1
COVID-19
Family name 1
Khan
Founded entities 1
Khan Research Laboratories
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Dr. A.Q.Khan Gold Medal
Native language 1
Urdu
Place of birth 1
Bhopal
Place of burial 1
Faisal Mosque
Place of death 1
Islamabad
Religion or worldview 1
Islam
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Abdul Qadeer Khan was born on April 1, 1936[1], in Bhopal[2]. He died on October 10, 2021[3], in Islamabad[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], engineer[6], academic[7], metallurgist[8], and theoretical physicist[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Abdul Qadeer Khan include Dr. A.Q.Khan Gold Medal[49], an award[50], in Pakistan[51], founded in 2005[52].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Dr. A.Q.Khan Gold Medal[49], an award[50], in Pakistan[51], founded in 2005[52].

FAQs

Where was Abdul Qadeer Khan born?

Abdul Qadeer Khan's place of birth was Bhopal[2].

Where did Abdul Qadeer Khan die?

Abdul Qadeer Khan died in Islamabad[4].

What did Abdul Qadeer Khan do for work?

Abdul Qadeer Khan worked as a physicist[5], engineer[6], academic[7], metallurgist[8], and theoretical physicist[9].

Where did Abdul Qadeer Khan go to school?

Abdul Qadeer Khan was educated at Delft University of Technology[24], University of Karachi[25], UCLouvain[26], and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven[27].

What awards did Abdul Qadeer Khan receive?

Honors received include Hilal-i-Imtiaz[28], Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence[29], Sitara-i-Imtiaz[30], and Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences[31].

Related Entities

Bhopal India Pakistan physics

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  26. [10] ↑ . reuters.com. reuters.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . ecodiario.eleconomista.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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