What is Abdul Qadeer Khan?
{{Infobox Scientist |name = Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan <br /><small>[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|HI]], [[Nishan-i-Imtiaz|NI & BAR]] (twice)</small> |image =Abdul Qadeer Khan.jpg |image_size = |caption =in 2017. |birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1936|04|1}} |birth_place = [[Bhopal]], [[British India]] |death_date ={{death date and age|2021|10|10|1936|4|1|mf=yes}} |death_place =[[Islamabad]], [[Pakistan]] |nationality = [[Pakistan]]i |field = [[Metallurgy]] |erdos_number = |work_institution = [[Khan Research Laboratories]] |alma_mater = [[Catholic University of Leuven]] <br/> [[Delft University of Technology]] |doctoral_advisor = |doctoral_students = |known_for = Pakistani Nuclear Program |societies = |prizes = [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]] (14-8-1989) <br/> [[Nishan-i-Imtiaz]] (14-8-1996 and 23-3-1999) |spouse = |children = |handedness = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Abdul Qadeer Khan''' ({{lang-ur|'''عبدالقدیر خان'''}}; April 1, 1936 &ndash; October 10, 2021) was a [[Pakistan]]i scientist and [[Metallurgy|metallurgical]] engineer. He was a controversial figure. He is thought by many people to be one of the pioneers of Pakistan's nuclear program. Others disagree and claim he is only an opportunist who abused his position to obtain personal benefits and make a lot of money.{{fact|date=November 2012}} His middle name is occasionally spelt '''Quadeer''', '''Qadir''' or '''Gadeer'''. His given names are usually [[Abbreviation|abbreviated]] to '''A.Q.'''. Khan claimed he had [[Pashtun]] ancestry{{fact|date=November 2012}}. However, his ancestors supposedly immigrated to modern India, during the reign of Afghan Emperor Shahabuddin Ghouri{{fact|date=November 2012}} from the district of Ghour of present Afghanistan.{{fact|date=September 2014}} He was born in [[Bhopal State]] in [[British India]] in 1936.{{fact|date=November 2012}} His father Abdul Ghafoor Khan served in the Education Department, [[British India]]{{fact|date=November 2012}}, and after retirement, settled in [[Bhopal]].{{fact|date=November 2012}} He remained under arre