Samar Mubarkmand | |
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| Born | September 17, 1942 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford, UK Government College University, Pakistan |
| Known for | Pakistan's Missile and Nuclear Program Research work on Nuclear Instrumentation and Nuclear Diagnostics |
| Awards | Nishan-e-Imtiaz (2003) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (1998) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1992) Dr. Nazir Ahmad Award (2007) International Biographical Centre |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Experimental Nuclear Physics and Missile Technology |
| Institutions | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission(PAEC) National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) Planning Commission (Pakistan) |
| Doctoral advisor | Dr. D. H. Wilkinson. |
Dr. Samar Mubarakmand (Urdu: ثمر مبارک مند) (born September 17, 1942) is a Pakistani nuclear scientist, nuclear physicist and the Chairman of Pakistan's National Engineering and Scientific Commission from 2001-2007. He has been awarded Pakistan's three highest civil awards, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, the Hilal-e-Imtiaz and the Sitara-e-Imtiaz. He rose to national fame in May 1998 when he headed the team of Pakistani scientists which conducted the country's successful nuclear tests in Balochistan.
Dr. Samar Mubarakmand completed his elementary and intermediate education from Lahore. He did his matriculation from St. Anthony's High School in 1956. He has previlige to study under the supervision of noted and influential experimental nuclear physicist dr. Rafi Muhammad Chaudhry. Under his contemporary, Mubarakmant received his B.Sc in Experimental Physics in 1958 and his M.Sc. degree in Experimental Physics in 1962, both from Government College University, Lahore. It was dr. R. M. Chaudhry's kind advice to Samar Mubarakmand to choose Oxford University to study Expermental Nuclear Physics.
He received his Ph.D. in Experimental Nuclear Physics, under the noted experimental nuclear physicist dr. D. H. Wilkinson from the University of Oxford in 1966, where he was part of the team which commissioned a 22 million volt atomic accelerator. He has expertise in nuclear instrumentation, nuclear diagnostics, nuclear physics, application of lasers, and fiber optics technology.
Dr. Samar Mubarakmand has been associated with a variety of classified scientific programs in Pakistan. He has reportedly been responsible for the country's extremely secretive nuclear program. Dr. Mubarakmand has always kept a very low profile. He only came in limelight after his team conducted the country's first successful nuclear tests on 28 and 30 May 1998 on the instructions of the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif. Dr. Samar is today considered the main architect of Pakistan's missile program, which includes systems such as the Babur missile, Shaheen missile series, and the Ghaznavi missile system.
He joined the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) in 1962, where he was in charge of one of Diagnostic Group in the Directorate of Technical Development during the late 1970s and 80s. The DTD was one of the most secretive institutes within Pakistan involved in clandestine nuclear weapons programs. It was completely unknown to the outside world. He reportedly supervised several cold tests in 1983, and also developed a neutron facility for particle accelerator and acceleration of explosion process in a nuclear device. In the 1990s, he served as the Director General of National Defence Complex, another Pakistani organization shrouded in secrecy.
Dr. Samar was appointed the founding Chairman of Pakistan's National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) in 2001. Dr. Samar Mubarakmand and Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan ran parallel strategic programs in which both competed against each other; but dr. Samar Mubarakmand led NESCOM has not been involved in the controversy associated with dr. Mohammad Qadir Hussain and his Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL). Both organizations have developed a healthy institutional rivalry over the years. NESCOM is believed to be the biggest scientific organization in Pakistan today.
One of his recent landmark achievements is the establishment of Centers of Excellence (COEs) in the fields of Computational Science and Medicine, Control & Instrumentation, Fluid Dynamics & Engineering Design, Hydro Technologies, Wireless communication, and Electronics and Composite Materials. These COEs are fast becoming the hub of advance scientific and medical activity in Pakistan, conducting research in areas such as stem cells, tissue culture technology, and production of cardiac stents.
Dr. Samar Mubarakmand is widely credited with bringing modernization in the design and development of many components and instruments that are the backbone of Pakistan's nuclear and missile technology. Dr. Samar is a recipient of Pakistan's three highest civilian awards; Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1993), Hilal-e-Imtiaz (1998) and Nishan-e-Imtiaz (2003). In 2000, he was elected Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences. Since conducting the nuclear tests in 1998, Dr. Samar has been the main architect of Pakistan's missle program. He has always kept a low profile and is often referred to as the "Unsung Hero" of Nuclear Pakistan. Despite keeping away from the public spotlight, Dr. Samar Mubarkmand is considered the most influential and eminent Pakistani Nuclear Scientist.
In recognition of his meritorious & dedicated services, outstanding contribution in the field of Nuclear Physics, Strategic Defense Programme, and making the defense of motherland strong & invincible Dr. Samar Mubarakmand was also awarded Dr. Nazir Ahmed Award, Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences, and International Scientist of the Year 2007. Dr. Samar Mubarakmand served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Science & Technology (from December 2007 to April 2008). Dr. Samar Mubarakmand joined Planning Commission (Pakistan), Govt. of Pakistan as Member (Science & Technology), Islamabad on 16-12-2008.
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