Tariq Mustafa
| Dr. Tariq Mustafa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1934 (age 82–83) Faisalabad, Pakistan |
| Residence | Islamabad |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering and Space Technology |
| Institutions |
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) United States Atomic Energy Commission (USAEC) United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority(UKAEA) Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) Royal Arsenal Woolwich (United Kingdom) |
| Alma mater |
Government College Lahore, University of London, University of Greenwich |
| Known for | Pakistan Space and Nuclear Program Modernization of defense research and production Modernization and privatization of public sector industries Founding of the Pakistan Paralympic Movement Participating in science and religion discourse |
| Influences | Arnold Toynbee, Abdus Salam |
| Notable awards |
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) 1963 |
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) 1963
Honorary Commander, Pakistan Navy (1973)
Dr. Tariq Mustafa (born 1934) is a Pakistani mechanical engineer with a first class honors degree from London University specializing in nuclear and space technology. He led the establishment of Pakistan's Space and Rocket Technology Program and subsequently, served the government of Pakistan as Federal Secretary of the Ministries of Defense Production, Science and Technology, Public Sector Industry, Petroleum and Natural Resources and Privatization. He is the founder and current Chairperson of Pakistan’s National Paralympics Committee (PNPC), President of the South Asian Paralympics Committee and the Vice President of the Asian Paralympic Committee. His lifelong search has been on the topic of reason and revelation and the future of humankind. He has been active in discourse about science and religion and is the author of The Case for God - Based on Reason and Evidence, not Groundless Faith. In September 2015, he has been appointed as a member of the Governing Council of the Institute for Religion in the Age of Science (IRAS).
Dr. Tariq Mustafa is a graduate of University of London where he received his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in mechanical engineering with first class honours while also doing an engineering apprenticeship at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. In 1956, he joined the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and did his post-graduate research in the field of nuclear technology and nuclear power studies. In 1957, Tariq Mustafa attended the first international Reactor School at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell. Subsequently, he participated in the first international power reactor operations course at Calder Hall, UK. Tariq Mustafa was selected in 1957 by Nobel Laureate Abdul Salam to join the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. He was then selected for a Fellowship to the Oak Ridge National Laboratories of the U.S Atomic Energy Commission.
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