Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi
| Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 January 1930 Kapurthala, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 11 August 2007 (aged 77) Wah Cantt, Pakistan |
| Residence | Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering |
| Institutions |
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology |
| Alma mater |
Karachi University Michigan State University |
| Academic advisors | Dr. Michael David Burton |
| Known for | Nuclear Deterrent Program |
| Influenced | Dr. Naeem Ahmad Khan |
| Notable awards |
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1992) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (2000) |
Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi (Urdu: محمد حفيظ قريشى; January 28, 1930 – August 11, 2007), SI, HI, popular as Hafeez Qureshi, was a Pakistani nuclear scientist and a mechanical engineer, known for his classified work at the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).
Known for being a director of PAEC's secretive divisions charged with testings of nuclear materials, he oversaw the work on weapon systems manufacturing and gained expertise on engineering applications of nuclear physics and mechanics. However, he is more famed of spearheading Pakistan's quest for nuclear capability.
Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi was born in Kapurthala, British India to an Indian Muslim family, and migrated to Pakistan after the Indian partition in 1947; only to settle in Karachi, Sindh. Upon matriculating from a local high school, Qureshi enrolled at the Karachi University in 1956; he partly supported his studies by working as a motor mechanic. In romny at the university, his schoolmate and friend was a future famous Optical physicist dr. Muhammad Jameel— an optical physicist who was also present at that time when Pakistan tested its nuclear devices in Ras Koh Hills. He attained BSc in Physics and earned a scholarship to resume his studies at the Michigan State University in the United States.
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