influenced birth_place awards nationality fields workplaces name birth_date known_for article_title citizenship occupation alma_mater
abdus salam gujranwala , punjab , pakistan hilal-e-imtiaz and sitara-e-imtiaz pakistani nuclear engineering pakistan energy agency -lrb- iaea -rrb- general electric canada -lrb- ge atomic canada -rrb- ministry of science and technology -lrb- mst -rrb- energy planning commission of pakistan -lrb- pcp -rrb- commission -lrb- paec -rrb- international atomic parvez butt 04 october 1942 pakistan 's nuclear program parvez butt
 pakistan nuclear engineer msc and mechanical engineer bsc university -rrb- university of toronto -lrb- ut -rrb- of engineering and technology , lahore -lrb- uet
parvez butt

pervez butt -lrb- or pervaz butt -rrb- -lrb- born 4 october 1942 -rrb- is a pakistani nuclear engineer and the former chairman of the pakistan atomic energy commission -lrb- paec -rrb- from 2001 to 2006 .
a nuclear engineer by profession , parvez butt played an important role in the development of the pakistan 's nuclear power and weapons program .
as chairman of paec , parvez butt helped establishing the particle accelerators , nuclear power plants , and started the research program to the field of nuclear medicines .
parvez butt is currently serving as an assistant professor of nuclear engineering at the pakistan institute of engineering and applied sciences , and also serving as a '' `` science and technology '' '' member at the planning commission of pakistan .
