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**Parvez Butt**
Parvez Butt
Born	October 4, 1942 (age 67); Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Citizenship	Pakistani
Nationality	Pakistani
Fields	Nuclear Engineering
Institutions	Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC); International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Ministry of Science and Technology
Alma mater	University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore,Pakistan; University of Toronto, Canada
Known for	Pakistan's Nuclear Program
Influenced	Munir Ahmad Khan
Notable awards	Hilal-e-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Imtiaz

Pervez Butt (or Pervaz Butt) (born October 4, 1942) is a Pakistani nuclear engineer, and was the chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) from 2001 to 2006. Butt played an important role in the establishing of particle accelerator, nuclear power plants, and Nuclear medicine in Pakistan. Pervez Butt also established a nuclear medicine research lab at PAEC. Pervez Butt is a highly cited researcher in the field of nuclear engineering and he has been a visiting professor of nuclear engineering in many universities of Pakistan.

[edit] Education

Butt received his early education from Lahore, Pakistan. He received his B.Sc in mechanical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore in 1962. After his B.Sc in engineering, Butt won the PAEC scholarship and went to Canada for higher education. He attended University of Toronto, majoring in nuclear engineering. He then received his M.Sc. in nuclear engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada in 1966.

[edit] Career and heading PAEC

Pervez Butt joined the PAEC in 1966 as a chief nuclear engineer. He was involved in the design, installation, and operation of KANUPP, where he stayed until 1984. Pervez Butt also played an important role in designing neutron particle accelerator at PARR-II. He had worked closely with well-known Pakistani nuclear scientist dr. Samar Mubarakmand in establishing of neutron particle accelerator. He worked closely with his mentor and former PAEC chairman, Munir Ahmad Khan in building of nuclear power plants.

To develop indigenous capability, Butt was assigned the responsibility for the establishment of large infrastructure organization, consisting of design and development and testing facilities and large manufacturing workshops. The national industrial training centers for welding (Pakistan Welding Institute) and non-destructive testing (NCNDT), to ensure high quality production, are amongst other organizations established by him.

He also designed the chasma nuclear power plant. He was appointed director of the PAEC, in 1994 and chairman of PAEC in 2001. On July, 26, as new Chairman of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, established five more nuclear medicines centres in the country and train the staff of other health institutions about nuclear medicines and methods.

During his tenure of 5 years as Chairman, he successfully took actions to accelerate the growth in various areas of activities in which PAEC is involved and created many new organizations. These included research organizations in agriculture, establishing more nuclear medical centers, expansion in nuclear power generation, search and mining of uranium, industrialization, self-reliance, human resource development etc.

[edit] Pakistani Civilian Nuclear program

Butt was actively involved in Pakistan's civilian nuclear program. He, along with other Pakistani nuclear scientists, visited People's Republic of China in 1986 to led an Civlian Nuclear Technology agreement between Pakistan and People's Republic of China. He was actively involved in the technical and contractual negotiations for the Chinese Nuclear Power Plants and as chairman PAEC signed the contract for the second unit in 2004.

[edit] Nuclear Hazard Issue

Parvez Butt as PAEC Chairman faced a important environmental issue at Baghalchur, a former uranium explortation site, which was used in 1978 to 2000. The site was closed in 2000. In an interview with BBC, Butt has stated "It is being done in keeping with the international standards for storing nuclear waste". PAEC Chairman was summoned by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on the nuclear waste issue in which he gave assurance to supreme court of Pakistan that the radioactive and nuclear waste material has been taken care under the international standard.

[edit] Heading Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission at IAEA

Pervez Butt headed PAEC at IAEA meeting where he, as a chairman of PAEC, signed a contract with IAEA. On September 3, 2004, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has mandated Pakistan to extensively use nuclear energy for civilian purposes in agriculture, industrial, health, education and environment sectors. IAEA had decided to offer substantial funding for 24 research projects, findings of which would be shared with other Asian countries. Pakistan had become the “highest recipient of IAEA’s financial and technical assistance” and that the relevant international agencies and Islamabad’s bilateral supporters had been taken into confidence about the application of nuclear energy for civilian purposes. Mr. Parvez Butt also said the IAEA had allowed the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission to amply use nuclear energy for improving the performance of agriculture, industrial, health, education and environment sectors.

[edit] Relationship with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz

Butt was very close to then-Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shaukat Aziz. Parvez Butt maintained a close association with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz until butt's term to be completed. Parvez Butt submitted a long-term nuclear power plant project to Prime Minister Aziz, who allowed PAEC to established more both civilian and military purpose nuclear power plants. Butt also assisted Prime Minister Aziz to launch work on the 325-megawatt plant in Chashma, which is the second to be built at the site with Chinese help.

On December 28, 2005, Prime Minister Aziz inaugurated Chasma nuclear power plant, where both Chinese and Pakistani nuclear scientists attended. In an inauguration, Aziz said " a milestone" in the history of nuclear technology in Pakistan.

[edit] Fame and Legacy

He has been awarded Pakistan's highest civil awards Hilal-e-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1999 from the President of Pakistan,Justice (r). Muhammad Rafiq Tarar. Pervez Butt has been an active member of the Board of Government of World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), World Nuclear Association (WNA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He was elected the Vice Chair of the IAEA Board of Government in 2005. Butt retired from the PAEC in 2006.

Pervez Butt was a distinguished associate and team member of late Pakistani nuclear engineer Munir Ahmad Khan and also worked under Dr. I. H. Usmani and Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad. Like his mentors, he kept a lower profile. That is why, he is also considered as the "Unsung Hero of Nuclear Pakistan".

On July, 04,2006, Parvez Butt retired from PAEC as a Chief Scientist. Dr. Anwar Ali (scientist), a known nuclear physicist and his fellow nuclear engineer, took over as Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission in a simple ceremony held at PAEC headquarter. He was later transferred to Ministry of Science and Technology where he was elevated as the Science and Technology secretary. He is also serving as a member of Higher Education Commission.

[edit] Research Paper

Status and Potential of Small and Medium Power Reactors in Pakistan by Parvez Butt and Muhammad Ahmad. (Paper presented at Advisory Group Meeting on Status and Introduction of Small and Medium Power Reactors in Developing Countries, Tunis, 3-6 September, 1996).

[edit] Awards and honors

Hilal-e-Imtiaz (1999)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1999)

[edit] Associations

Member of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO)
Member of World Nuclear Association (WNA)
Vice Chair of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (2005)
An elected fellow of Pakistan Nuclear Society (1995)

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