Anwar Ali, Karim Ahmed appointed new Chairmen of PAEC, KRL respectively
28 March, 2006
RAWALPINDI: The government has appointed Anwar Ali as the new Chairman of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) as Dr Pervez Butt will retire on completion of his tenure on April 5, 2006 while Karim Ahmed as the new Chairman of Dr. A Q Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) as Dr. Javed Arshad Mirza will retire on completion of tenure on March 31, 2006. Anwar Ali, who joined PAEC as Assistant Scientific Officer in March 1967, is presently Member Technical and is the senior most Scientist in PAEC. He has a distinguished academic record, has done Masters in Physics from Government College Lahore and also holds a Masters Degree in Nuclear Physics. He has rich all round experience and outstanding achievements to his credit in various departments of PAEC, as well as KRL and has also make significant contributions in the Shaheen Missile Programme of Pakistan. He was a member of the prestigious team of engineers and scientists who conducted nuclear tests at Chaghai in May 1998. For his outstanding contributions in the service of Pakistan’s Strategic Programme, he was awarded the President’s Medal for Pride of Performance and Hilal-e-Imtiaz. Karim Ahmed, who is presently serving as Director General Control & Guidance Division, joined KRL in 1978 as a Scientific Officer. He has an outstanding academic record and broad experience of scientific and engineering work at KRL. He has done Masters in Computer Technology as well as Masters in Digital Systems. During his service at KRL, Karim Ahmed has made invaluable contributions in the enrichment programme, and in the Ghauri and Anza Missile Projects. Karim Ahmed ha also been associated with the faculty of National University of Science and Technology (NUST) as a visiting Professor for Post Graduate Studies in Computer Architecture. In recognition of his invaluable contributions to Pakistan’s Strategic Programme, Karim Ahmed was awarded the President’s Medal for Pride of Performance.
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