Abdul Qadeer Khan
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Abdul Qadeer Khan is a Pakistani nuclear physicist widely regarded as the architect of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program and a central figure in global nuclear proliferation controversies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abdul Qadeer Khan canonical | 9 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pakistani scientist
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human ⓘ metallurgical engineer ⓘ nuclear physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in engineering ⓘ |
| allegedInvolvement |
nuclear technology transfers to Iran
ⓘ
nuclear technology transfers to Libya ⓘ nuclear technology transfers to North Korea ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
AQ Khan
ⓘ
surface form:
A. Q. Khan
AQ Khan ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
ⓘ
surface form:
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
Nishan-e-Imtiaz ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from COVID-19 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Pakistan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-04-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-10-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
KU Leuven
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic University of Leuven
Delft University of Technology ⓘ Technical University of Berlin ⓘ University of Karachi ⓘ |
| employer |
Kahuta Research Laboratories
ⓘ
Uranium Enrichment Corporation of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
metallurgy
ⓘ
nuclear physics ⓘ uranium enrichment ⓘ |
| fullName | Abdul Qadeer Khan self-link ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Chagai-I nuclear test series
ⓘ
surface form:
Chagai-I nuclear tests
Pakistan nuclear tests of 1998 ⓘ
surface form:
Chagai-II nuclear tests
|
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| movement | Pakistan nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| nationality | Pakistani ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
establishment of Pakistan’s gas centrifuge uranium enrichment program
ⓘ
key role in Pakistan’s first nuclear tests in 1998 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of uranium enrichment capability for Pakistan
ⓘ
involvement in global nuclear proliferation network ⓘ role in Pakistan nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bhopal
ⓘ
British India ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Islamabad
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of Kahuta Research Laboratories
ⓘ
founder of Kahuta Research Laboratories ⓘ scientific adviser to the Government of Pakistan ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Islamabad ⓘ |
| spouse | Hendrina Reterink ⓘ |
| subjectOf | international nuclear proliferation investigations ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Islamabad
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Kahuta ⓘ |
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