religion awards spouse known_for article_title name
islam hilal-i-imtiaz august 1996/23 march 1999 -rrb- -lrb- 14 august 1989 -rrb- nishan-e-imtiaz -lrb- 14 henny qadeer khan atomic deterrence program ultracentrifuges development martensite and morphology abdul qadeer khan
 abdul qadeer khan
abdul qadeer khan

abdul qadeer khan , ni , hi , fpas -lrb- ; b. 1 april 1936 -rrb- , also known as mohsin-e-pakistan -lrb- , lit . ''
`` benefactor of pakistan '' '' -rrb- , more popularly known as a. q. khan , is a pakistani nuclear physicist and a metallurgical engineer , colloquially regarded as the founder of high-enriched uranium -lrb- heu -rrb- based gas-centrifuge uranium enrichment program for pakistan 's integrated atomic bomb project .
he founded and established the kahuta research laboratories -lrb- krl -rrb- in 1976 , being both its senior scientist and the director-general until his retirement in 2001 , and he was an early and vital figure in other science projects .
apart from participating in pakistan 's atomic bomb project , he made major contributions in molecular morphology , physical martensite , and its integrated applications in condensed and material physics .
abdul qadeer khan was one of pakistan 's top scientists , and was involved in the country 's various scientific programs until his dismissal .
in january 2004 , khan was officially summoned for a debriefing on his suspicious activities in other countries after the united states provided evidence to the pakistan government , and confessed it a month later .
some have alleged that these activities were sanctioned by the authorities , though the pakistan government sharply dismissed the claims .
after years of official house arrest , the islamabad high court -lrb- ihc -rrb- on 6 february 2009 declared abdul qadeer khan to be a free citizen of pakistan , allowing him free movement inside the country .
the verdict was rendered by chief justice sardar muhammad aslam .
in september 2009 , expressing concerns over the islamabad high court 's decision to end all security restrictions on khan , the united states warned that khan still remains a `` serious proliferation risk '' .
