Abdus Salam Award Explained

The Abdus Salam Award (sometimes called the Salam Prize), is a most prestigious award that is awarded annually to Pakistani nationals^[1] to the field of chemistry, mathematics, physics, biology.^{[2] [3]}

Recipients

• 1981: Dr. Nazma Ikram (Maiden name: Dr. Nazma Masud) – (Physics)
• No award was given by Abdus Salam in 1982. According to him none of the nominations came close to the 1981 award winner Dr. Nazma Ikram.
• 1984: Dr. Pervaiz Amirali Hoodbhoy – (Mathematics)
• 1985: Dr. Mujahid Kamran - (Physics)
• 1985: Dr. Mujaddid Ahmed Ijaz – (Physics)
• 1986: Dr. Muhammad Suhail Zubairy – (Physics)
• 1986: Dr. Bina S. Siddiqui – (Chemistry)
• 1987: Dr. Qaiser Mushtaq – (Mathematics)
• 1990: Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhry– (Chemistry)
• 1991: Dr. Ashfaque H. Bokhari – (Mathematics)
• 1994: Dr. Anwar-ul Hassan Gilani – (Biology)
• 1997: Dr. Asghar Qadir - (Mathematics)
• 1998: Dr. Naseer Shahzad – (Mathematics)
• 1999: Dr. Tasawar Hayat – (Mathematics)
• 2000: Dr. Rabia Hussain – (Biology)
• 2001: Dr. Farhan Saif – (Physics)
• 2002: Dr. Muhammad Arif Malik - (Chemistry)
• 2003: Dr. Ghulam Shabbir - (Mathematics)
• 2009: Dr. Naseer-Ud-Din Shams – (Physics)
• 2009: Dr. Tayyab Kamran – (Mathematics)
• 2010: Dr. Muhammad Tahir - (Biology), ASAB, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad
• 2012: Dr. Amer Iqbal — (Physics)
• 2012: Dr. Hafiz Zia-ur-Rehman - (Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
• 2013: Dr. Rahim Umar - (Mathematics), Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology.

See also

• List of biology awards
• List of chemistry awards
• List of mathematics awards
• List of physics awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nominations sought for Abdus Salam Prize in Biology. .
2. News: Staff Report . Nominations for Salam Prize invited . . . . April 28, 2010 . 4 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607024916/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010%5C04%5C28%5Cstory_28-4-2010_pg11_6 . 7 June 2011 .
3. Web site: Qadir . Asghar . Asghar Qadir . Tribute to Abdus Salam . www.chowk.com . January 11, 1998 . 4 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20100410044346/http://www.chowk.com/articles/4109. 10 April 2010 . dead.