Israr Ahmad

Israr Ahmad (19 December 1940 – 2 April 2010) was an Indian theoretical nuclear physicist and professor at Aligarh Muslim University since 1961. He was known for his work in quantum scattering theory.

This article is about the Indian nuclear physicist. For the Pakistani Islamic theologian, see Israr Ahmed.

Israr Ahmad
Born19 December 1940
Mahuwara, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died2 April 2010 (aged 69)
Holy Family Hospital (New Delhi), New Delhi, India
Occupation(s)physicist, professor, fiction writer, editor

He was an associate member of the International Center for Theoretical Physics located in Trieste (Italy), a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Indian Physics Association. He was founding director of the Center for Promotion of Science at the Aligarh Muslim University from its inception in 1985 to 1991, and chairman of its Department of Physics from 1988 to 1991. He was editor of the monthly Urdu journal Tahzibul Akhlaq of Aligarh Muslim University from June 1986 to 1990. In addition, he had served as professor at King Abdul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia. He was married to Mahe Laka (daughter of Dr. Qammrudeen).

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