Famous Engineers from Pakistan

List of notable or famous engineers from Pakistan, with bios and photos, including the top engineers born in Pakistan and even some popular engineers who immigrated to Pakistan. If you're trying to find out the names of famous Pakistani engineers then this list is the perfect resource for you. These engineers are among the most prominent in their field, and information about each well-known engineer from Pakistan is included when available.

This list below has a variety of people, like Abdul Qadeer Khan and Faisal Qureshi, in it.

This historic engineers from Pakistan list can help answer the questions "Who are some Pakistani engineers of note?" and "Who are the most famous engineers from Pakistan?" These prominent engineers of Pakistan may or may not be currently alive, but what they all have in common is that they're all respected Pakistani engineers.

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  • Abdul Qadeer Khan
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    Abdul Qadeer Khan, NI, HI, FPAS ( (listen); Urdu: ڈاکٹر Ų¹ŲØŲÆ Ų§Ł„Ł‚ŲÆŪŒŲ± Ų®Ų§Ł†ā€Ž; (born April 1, 1936)), known as A. Q. Khan, is a Pakistani columnist, nuclear physicist and a metallurgical engineer, who founded the uranium enrichment program for Pakistan's atomic bomb project. AQ Khan founded and established the Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) in 1976, serving as both its senior scientist and Chairman until he retired in 2001. Khan was also a figure in other Pakistani national science projects, making research contributions to molecular morphology, the physics of martensite alloys, condensed matter physics, and materials physics. In January 2004, the Pakistani government summoned Khan for aĀ ...more
    • Age: 87
    • Birthplace: Bhopal, India
  • Amir Muqam

    Amir Muqam Khan (Urdu:Ų§Ł…ŁŠŲ± مقام خان ; born 25 July 1963) is a Pakistani politician, national conservative, and mechanical engineer who was Advisor to Prime Minister on federal departments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 29 October 2013.He is also President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Khyber Pakhtunkhawa.
    • Age: 59
    • Birthplace: Swat District, Pakistan
  • Chaudhry Abdul Majeed (born:1937; Urdu: Ś†ŁˆŲÆŪŲ±ŪŒ Ų¹ŲØŲÆ Ł„Ł…Ų¬ŁŠŲÆ ) was a Pakistani nuclear chemist and a nuclear weapon and reactor expert. He is known as one of the pioneers of Pakistan's nuclear deterrent programme, and has worked closely with former PAEC Chairman Munir Ahmad Khan's plutonium reprocessing project. He rose to prominence when he was apprehended by Pakistan's intelligence agencies in a joint operation in late October of 2001. Majeed was also one of the founding members of Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood's Ummah Tameer-e-Nau charity; an NGO which caused an international embarrassment for Pakistan.
    • Age: 86
    • Birthplace: Lahore, Pakistan
  • Elahi Bux Soomro or Illahi Bukhsh Soomro is a Pakistani senior politician and legislator. He was the 16th Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan. He is from an influential political family of Sindh. He has held several federal ministries, including portfolios of Ministry of Industries and Production, Ministry of Housing & Works, Ministry of Defence Production, Ministry of IT, Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Ministry of Water and Power. He is one of few politicians who have been very close to Presidents and Prime Ministers Of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He has been a close and childhood friend of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, favourite of Zia-ul-Haq forĀ ...more
    • Age: 97
    • Birthplace: Karachi, Pakistan
  • Faisal Qureshi (ŁŪŒŲµŁ„ Ł‚Ų±ŪŒŲ“ŪŒ) or Faysal Qureshi may refer to: Faisal Qureshi (television personality) (born 1964), Pakistani television actor and director Faysal Qureshi (actor) (born 1973), Pakistani actor and television host
    • Age: 60
    • Birthplace: Karachi, Pakistan
  • Aaron Haroon Rashid is an award winning British born Pakistani musician, singer, music producer, composer, director and social activist born in London, UK to a New Zealand mother and Pakistani father. He has sold millions of singles and albums worldwide and has performed at large venues such as the Wembley Arena. Haroon is the creator and director of the hugely successful and internationally acclaimed multi award winning Pakistani 3D animated TV series Burka Avenger. Haroon is the CEO and founder of Unicorn Black an animation production company that is the production company behind Burka Avenger, Teetoo and Tania, Quaid Se Baatein and other successful animated TV shows.
    • Age: 50
    • Birthplace: London, United Kingdom