- Born
- April 1, 1936
- Died
- October 10, 2021 (aged 85)
- Place of birth
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Also known as
- A.Q. Khan, A. Q. Khan, “father of the Pakistani bomb”, Abdul Qadir Khan
Biography
Abdul Qadeer Khan (1 April 1936 – 10 October 2021) was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer. He is colloquially known as the "father of Pakistan's atomic weapons program".