| Nazir Ahmed | |
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Nazir Ahmed on third right.
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| Born | May 1, 1898 Lahore, British India (present-day Pakistan) |
| Died | September 30, 1973 (aged 75) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Fields | Experimental Physics |
| Institutions | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Technological Laboratory, India Federal Bureau of Statistics |
| Alma mater | MAO College, British India University of Cambridge, UK |
| Doctoral advisor | Ernest Rutherford |
| Known for | Nuclear power generation programme |
| Influenced | Ernest Rutherford |
| Notable awards | Gold Medal From Pakistan Academy of Sciences. |
Nazir Ahmed (or Nazir Ahmad) (May 1, 1898 – September 30, 1973), D.Phil., OBE was a Pakistani experimental physicist and a chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) from 1956 to 1960.[1] He was born in Lahore, British India (present-day Pakistan).
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Nazir Ahmed obtained his B.Sc. in physics from MAO College, Aligarh in 1919.[2] He attended the University of Cambridge, UK, under the supervision of Ernest Rutherford.[2] There he received his M.Sc. in 1923, and PhD in experimental physics in 1925.[2] In 1930, Ahmed came back to India, where he was appointed assistant director at the Technological Laboratory, Central Cotton Committee of India, and became its director after one year.[2] In 1945, he was appointed member of the Indian Tariff Board.[2] After the partition of India, Ahmed migrated to Pakistan, where he held various positions, such as Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Pakistan Development Board.[2] In 1956 he became the first chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) until 1960.[2][3]
Nazir Ahmed was involved in efforts to build a heavy water plant at Multan, but the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation turned down his request.[4] In 1960, he was transferred to Ministry of Science and Technology under the administeration of President Ayub Khan.