Tariq Mustafa
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Dr. Tariq Mustafa | |
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| Born | 1934 (age 89–90) |
| Known for | Pakistan Space and Nuclear Program Modernization of defense research and production Modernization and privatization of public sector industries Founding of the Pakistan Paralympic Movement Participating in science and religion discourse |
| Awards | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) 1963 Honorary Commander, Pakistan Navy (1973) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) (United Kingdom)Royal Arsenal Woolwich |
Dr. Tariq Mustafa (born 1934) is a
Education
Dr. Tariq Mustafa is a graduate of University of London where he received his
Space career
In 1961, Tariq Mustafa was appointed to lead the team to establish Pakistan's first rocket range in
He was the pioneer of Nike-Cajun and Judi-Dart, a
Pakistan Defense Production Program
When Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto decided to expand and modernize Pakistan's defense, research and production facilities, Tariq Mustafa was brought in as Joint Secretary of the newly formed Defense Production Division in 1974 where he quickly rose to the positions of Additional Secretary and finally Additional Secretary in charge of the Division in 1979. He was one of the few non-CSP officers to make it to the most senior level of the Civil Service. Over this period Tariq Mustafa guided the establishment of manufacturing facilities for aircraft, tanks, submarines, missile boats and expanded and modernized the production of arms and artillery at their ordnance factories.
From 1981 to 1986, Tariq Mustafa was appointed Minister Technical at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington D.C to look after the technical interface between US and Pakistan in both the areas of defense and civilian industries.
In 1986, Prime Minister
Government and Public Service
During his 36-year career he has widely travelled to over fifty countries. He retired from the government of Pakistan in 1994 as a Senior Federal Secretary. Since then, he has devoted himself to the international discourse on Science and Religion and authored a book, Case for God - Based on Reason and Evidence, not Groundless Faith and has been a regular participant in several conferences related to this field.[8]
From 1989 to 1990, he served as the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Asia Pacific of Technology Transfer (APCCT)
After retirement, from 1995 to 1997 he was appointed as a World Bank Advisor on Privatization to Pakistan and then World Bank Advisor on Technology, where one of his most significant contribution was leading a successful outcome of the highly charged privatization of the Kot Addu thermal power plant, Asia's largest and most contentious privatization of the time as it was vehemently opposed by the labor unions[9]
Since 1998 he has served as the President of the Pakistan Paralympics Committee, President of the South Asian Paralympics Committee and Vice President of the Asian Paralympics Committee. Under his stewardship, Pakistan has participated in the International Paralympic Games in Athens (2004), Beijing (2008), London (2012) as well as Asian and Regional games in which Pakistan team won over 55 medals, including 18 Gold medals[10]
He has been a 'Searcher' all his life[11] and is working on a project on the future of humankind, as he passionately believes that the existential challenges in the areas of population explosion, climate change, depletion of resources, spread of weapons of mass destruction and the rise of extremism cannot be controlled by business as usual but require a paradigm shift in our way of thinking. In a rapidly globalizing world, driven by the march of technology where our political, social, educational and religious institutions have failed to keep pace, he believes that major changes in our operating software are called for.
On acknowledgement of his services in the field of atomic energy, space technology and his work in the promotion of the Paralympics movement, the University of Greenwich awarded Tariq Mustafa an Honorary D.Sc (Doctorate of Science) in July 2013[12]
Awards
- Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction), 1963
- Honorary Commander, Pakistan Navy (1973)
- Honorary D.Sc - University of Greenwich, United Kingdom (2013)
Publications
Bibliography
- Revelation: Criteria to Evaluate the Authenticity (2008)
- The Case for God: Based on Reason and Evidence (2009)
- The Future of Humanity.
Research papers
- Selected Articles The Case for God
- Danish Cartoon Controversy
- Newsweek- The God Debate
- Talk- Islamic Wedding
- The Way Out- Bin Laden
References
- ^ Mustafa, Tariq. The Case for God - Based on Reason and Evidence, not Groundless Faith. Amazon, 2009, https://www.amazon.com/The-Case-For-God-ebook/dp/B0037KMG2K/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383957031&sr=1-2&keywords=case+for+god+mustafa
- ^ Mustafa, Tariq. The Case for God - Based on Reason and Evidence, not Groundless Faith. Amazon, 2009, https://www.amazon.com/The-Case-For-God-ebook/dp/B0037KMG2K/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383957031&sr=1-2&keywords=case+for+god+mustafa
- ^ "Honorary Graduates | Awards ceremonies". University of Greenwich. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Tariqmustafa". Tariqmustafa. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Muslim World's First Rocket Scientist Muslim Science". Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Memoir: SUPARCO - the formative years (1961 - 1967) by Tariq Mustafa". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ Milhollin, Gary (7 June 1998), Made in America? How U.S. Exports Helped Fuel the South Asian Arms Race., archived from the original on 4 March 2016
- ^ The Case for God. Self Published. June 2009.
- ^ "PC Board Recommends Price for KAPCO IPO-Includes Ten PMDC Salt & Coal Mines in Privatisation Programme". privatisation.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
- ^ BBC World Interview, http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=BBC+interview+with+Tariq+Mustafa&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=05AFFAFFC7645EAA8A3E05AFFAFFC7645EAA8A3E
- ^ The Case for God. Self Published. June 2009.
- ^ http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/news/articles/2013/a2673-honorary-awards-jack-dangermond,