Riazuddin (physicist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Riazuddin (physicist)

Pakistani nuclear physicist

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1930

Place of Birth: Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Date of Death: 09-Sep-2013

Profession: physicist, academic, philosopher, theoretical physicist

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Riazuddin, also spelled as Riaz-Ud-Din (Urdu: ???? ?????;? 10 November 1930 – 9 September 2013), was a Pakistani theoretical physicist, specialising in high-energy physics and nuclear physics.
Starting his scientific research in physics in 1958, Riazuddin was considered one of the early pioneers of Pakistan's nuclear weapons development and atomic deterrence development.
He was the director of the Theoretical Physics Group (TPG) of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) from 1974 until 1984.
Riazuddin was the only pupil of Nobel laureate in Physics Abdus Salam.. Riazuddin carried out his research at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and Daresbury Laboratory where he published papers in mathematics and physics.
Riazuddin also played an important role in education in Pakistan, contributing to the rise of science in Pakistan.
Riazuddin authored several scientific books on particle physics and quantum mechanics.
Later in his life, he joined the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) as a visiting professor of the theoretical physics.
From 2004 until his death, he also served on the Board of Governors of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS).