Theory . Salam, Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg shared the prize for this discovery. Salam holds the distinction of being the first Pakistani and Muslim Nobel Laureate . As of today, Salam is considered to be one of the most influential scientist and physicist in his country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdus_Salam Nobel bio - http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1979/salam-bio.html