Abdul Qadeer Khan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Abdul Qadeer Khan, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Pakistan.

5 records1974–19985 events4 places

Chronological biography

1974

Nuclear Expertise1974

Warfare / Nuclear · Scientist · Metallurgist · Europe

A. Q. Khan contacts Pakistani authorities and offers expertise related to gas-centrifuge uranium enrichment.

Uranium Enrichment1974

Warfare / Nuclear · Scientist · Kahuta

Abdul Qadeer Khan begins work that contributes to Pakistan's uranium-enrichment capability.

1975

Return to Pakistan1975

Warfare / Nuclear · Scientist · Metallurgist · Islamabad

A. Q. Khan returns to Pakistan and becomes increasingly involved in the country's uranium-enrichment effort.

1976

Engineering Research Laboratories1976

Warfare / Nuclear · Scientist · Uranium Enrichment Specialist · Kahuta

A. Q. Khan takes a leading role in the centrifuge-based uranium-enrichment project that develops at Kahuta.

1998

Chagai-I28 May 1998

Warfare / Nuclear · Scientist · Uranium Enrichment Specialist · Ras Koh

A. Q. Khan attends the Chagai tests after years of leading Pakistan's uranium-enrichment program.

Titles and roles

Scientist · Scientist · Metallurgist · Scientist · Uranium Enrichment Specialist

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.