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Samar Mubarakmand

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “pakistani nuclear physicist known for his research in gamma spectroscopy and experimental development of the li”. Today it says “pakistani nuclear physicist”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Space programme; Misstatements; State honours”.
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Samar Mubarakmand ( Urdu : سمر مبارک مند ; born 17 September 1942; NI , HI , SI , FPAS ) is a Pakistani nuclear physicist known for his research in gamma spectroscopy and the experimental development of the Charged Particle Accelerator at the Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology (PINSTECH). After completing his doctoral research in fast neutron spectrometry , he was appointed as head of the Diagnostic Group for the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission . He went on to serve as the test director for nuclear weapons testing in the Ras Koh Range in Balochistan , in 1998. Prior to that, he was the lead scientist for Pakistan's military Hatf Program , overseeing the development of the Shaheen and Babur missile programs, while serving as the chairman of the National Engineering and Scientific Commission for the Government of Punjab between 2001 and 2007. His career in government continued when he was appointed as a science adviser to the Federal Government of Pakistan to assist with the Thar coalfield project. As of 2025, he was heading mineral exploration efforts in the Chiniot district, serving as chairman of the board of directors at the Punjab Mineral Company (Mines & Minerals Department), Government of Punjab. The named reference N.M. Butt international Congress on Radiation Education was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). "The galaxy of Pakistani scientists:Eminent scientists in the field of Physics; Dr Samar Mubarakmand" .

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pakistani nuclear physicist known for his research in gamma spectroscopy and experimental development of the li

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pakistani nuclear physicist

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  • State honours
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