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Abdul Qadeer Khan

Pakistani nuclear engineer (1936–2021)

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Occupation

Pakistani nuclear engineer (1936–2021)

Born in

Bhopal

Born

April 1, 1936

Zodiac

Aries

Website

web.archive.org/web/20190710023836/http://www.draqkhan.com.pk

31,239

days lived

85

age at death

Born
April 1, 1936 in 🇮🇳Bhopal
Died
October 10, 2021 in Islamabad (aged 85)
Zodiac
♈︎Aries·rat 🐀
Updated Jul 2026

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Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Aries♈︎

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Moon Sign

Leo♌︎

Dominant Element

Fire

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Planetary positions calculated for April 1, 1936

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2021
Day 31,238
Age 85

Death of Abdul Qadeer Khan

Confidence
96%
Oct 10, 2021

Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan dies at age 85.

2004
Day 24,780
Age 67

House Arrest

Confidence
98%
Feb 4, 2004
Day 24,780
Age 67

Confession

Confidence
98%
Feb 4, 2004
2001
Day 23,731
Age 64

Post as Project Director ends

Confidence
96%
Mar 22, 2001

Khan's post as Project Director of the Khan Research Laboratories ends.

Day 23,651
Age 64

Retirement

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2001

Khan retires from his official government positions.

1996
Day 22,050
Age 60

Nishan-e-Imtiaz

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96%
Aug 14, 1996

Awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan's highest civilian award.

1989
Day 19,268
Age 52

Hilal-i-Imtiaz

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96%
Jan 1, 1989

Awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz, a high civilian award in Pakistan.

1981
Day 16,346
Age 44

Khan Research Laboratories renamed

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1981
1979
Day 15,615
Age 42

Marries Hendrina Retha

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1979

Marries Hendrina Retha, a British national.

1976
Day 14,519
Age 39

Pakistan's Nuclear Program

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96%
Jan 1, 1976

Khan joins Pakistan's nuclear program.

1972
Day 13,058
Age 35

Joins Urenco

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96%
Jan 1, 1972

Joins Urenco, a uranium enrichment company in the Netherlands.

Day 13,058
Age 35

Metallurgical engineering doctorate

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96%
Jan 1, 1972

Obtains a doctorate in metallurgical engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven.

1967
Day 11,232
Age 30

Moves to Netherlands

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89%
Jan 1, 1967
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1961
Day 9,041
Age 24

Studies in Berlin

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96%
Jan 1, 1961

Studies metallurgy at the Technical University in Berlin.

1952
Day 5,753
Age 15

Studies in Delft

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1952

Studies at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

Day 5,753
Age 15

Moves to Pakistan

Confidence
89%
Jan 1, 1952
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1940
Day 1,370
Age 3

Early Education

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96%
Jan 1, 1940

Attends school in Bhopal, British India.

1936
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Abdul Qadeer Khan

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96%
Apr 1, 1936

Abdul Qadeer Khan is born in Bhopal, British India.