THE 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS - CESD

Science, Technology, Medicine, LawPAKISTANkhan, dr abdul qadeer [2009:46]Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, deemed the father of the ‘Islamic Bomb’, is the scientist who broughtnuclear technology and nuclear weapons technology in the 1970s to Pakistan which was the first—and remains the only—Muslim country to have nuclear weapons. This has has made him a figureof great international interest. He has continued to use his financial success and stature to improvethe quality of education in Pakistan through building educational institutions for metallurgicalengineering. Khan also may have had more far-reaching political influence through his allegedattempts to sell nuclear technology to Libya, Iran, and North Korea.rahman, atta-urAtta-Ur Rahman is the coordinator general of the OIC’s COMSTECH—the Standing Committeeon Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the promotion and cooperation of science andtechnology activities among the OIC member states. Rahman is also former Pakistani FederalMinister for Science and Technology, chairman of the Higher Education Commission andpresident of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences. In 1999 he became the first Muslim scientist to winthe UNESCO Science Prize.SRI LANKAmarsoof, justice saleem [new]Justice Marsoof is a judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and former president of the Court ofAppeals. He is an award-winning lecturer on law and development of legal studies and a prolificauthor with special interest in law reform in Sri Lanka.MALAYSIAshukor, dr sheikh muszaphar [new]Dr Shukor, an orthopedic surgeon by profession, became the first Malaysian in space when he wasselected as one of two astronauts to be trained at Star City in Russia and subsequently selected tobe the astronaut to further Malaysia’s Angkasawan program, which sent him to the InternationalSpace Station in 2007. He successfully conducted scientific experiments while in space. His launchalso prompted the Malaysian National Fatwa Council to issue specific rulings regarding observanceof religious obligations (praying and fasting) while in space. In 2010 Shukor was appointed asone of the ambassadors of Malaysia’s nationwide reading campaign to encourage literacy amongchildren.THAILANDdahlan, prof. dr winai [new]Prof. Dr Winai Dahlan is the director of the Halal Science Center (HASCI) in Thailand, namedthe Best Innovation in the Halal Industry by Malaysia’s Halal Journal. HASCI promotes halalmanufacturing and service through exhibitions and regional cooperation with Halal Centres inIndonesia and Malaysia. Dr Winai Dahlan is involved in scientific training and has written morethan 30 original research articles published internationally and locally. He has also produced morethan 2000 scientific and nutritional articles; writing weekly in 3 magazines since 1989.EuropeFINLANDel fatatry, mohamedMohamed el Fatatry, a Finland-based Egyptian entrepreneur, is chairman and CEO of a socialnetworking website for Muslims, Muxlim.com. The online community, created in 2005, has beenrecognized as a growing private venture, empowering users with a Muslim-friendly environmentfor cross-cultural communication. Muxlim.com is also the recipient of Finland’s 2010 yearlyInternationalization Award. The website boasts over 10 million visitors per month from over 190countries.152