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Who is the "father of the atomic bomb program" of Pakistan?

  • Abdul Qadeer Khan

  • Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

  • Munir Ahmad Khan

  • No such person

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Munir Ahmad Khan (1926-2011) was the "father of the atomic bomb program" of Pakistan. He served as Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from 1972 to 1991, and played a key role in the development of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program. He was also a nuclear physicist and a professor at the University of Karachi.
Unraveling the Legacy: Munir Ahmad Khan, the Pakistani Physicist Extraordinaire

Unraveling the Legacy: Munir Ahmad Khan, the Pakistani Physicist Extraordinaire

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