Abdul Hafeez (chemist)

Abdul Hafeez
Born1882 (1882)
Died1964 (aged 81–82)
Lahore, Pakistan
CitizenshipPakistan
Alma materAligarh Muslim University (AMU)
University of Marburg (UM)
Known forFounder of Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) and his work in Explosives engineering
Scientific career
FieldsRadiochemistry
InstitutionsPakistan Ordnance Factories (POF)
Pakistan Army Chemical Laboratories (PACL)
Punjab University (PU)
Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MACIC)
Steyr Mannlicher (Austria)
Steyr-Daimler-Puch (Austria)

Abdul Hafeez was a Pakistani weapons scientist and radiochemist. Hafeez was one of the early pioneer of Pakistan Ordnance Factories at Wah Cantt who made an extraordinary efforts to build and develop medium and high-tech weapons for Pakistan Armed Forces. Hafeez was also a Pan-Islamist and political analyst who had long criticised British imperialism and influence in Muslim world.