Anwar Habib
Anwar Habib | |
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Born | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Residence | Islamabad, Paksitan |
Citizenship | Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Fields | Electrical Engineering |
Institutions |
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority |
Alma mater |
Dawood University of Engineering and Technology Quaid-e-Azam University |
Known for |
Pakistan and its Nuclear Detterent Program Nuclear safety |
Muhammad Anwar Habib (born Karachi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani electrical engineer and physicist, specializing in electromagnetism who is the current chairman of the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA).[1]
Life and Education
Habib received his early and intermediate education in Pakistan. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Dawood Engineering College in Karachi, followed by a master's degree from Quaid-e-Azam University. He had further education in Italy and the United States.
Habib started working for the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission in 1975, and later joined PNRA upon its founding in 2001. He was made Chairman of PNRA in 2009. Habib has spoken internationally,[2] and written multiple papers on nuclear regulation and safety.[3]