Top 10 Best Cricketers of All Time in The World

1.       Donald Bradman

A great Batsman, he set high standards and scored 1930.Wisden has nominated him as the greatest Test Cricket player ever
Batting and fielding average

Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	6s	Ct	St
Tests	52	80	10	6996	334	99.94	29	13	6	32	0
First-class	234	338	43	28067	452*	95.14	117	69		131	1

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	52	9	160	72	2	1/8	1/15	36.00	2.70	80.0	0	0	0
First-class	234		2114	1367	36	3/35		37.97	3.87	58.7		0	0

2.       Sachin Tendulkar

This Thirty six years old man has the highest cricket average in Test Cricket. It is expected he is going to break Donald Bradman’s records for sure. He is not only a great Test cricket player and a great ODI player
Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	177	290	32	14692	248*	56.94			51	59		64	106	0
ODIs	442	431	41	17598	200*	45.12	20401	86.26	46	93	1927	185	134	0
T20Is	1	1	0	10	10	10.00	12	83.33	0	0	2	0	1	0
First-class	280	442	48	23585	248*	59.86			78	105			174	0
List A	529	516	55	21150	200*	45.87			57	111			169	0
Twenty20	44	44	5	1516	89*	38.87	1171	129.46	0	11	201	21	19	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	177	135	4096	2388	45	3/10	3/14	53.06	3.49	91.0	0	0	0
ODIs	442	267	8020	6817	154	5/32	5/32	44.26	5.10	52.0	4	2	0
T20Is	1	1	15	12	1	1/12	1/12	12.00	4.80	15.0	0	0	0
First-class	280		7461	4280	70	3/10		61.14	3.44	106.5		0	0
List A	529		10196	8445	201	5/32	5/32	42.01	4.96	50.7	4	2	0
Twenty20	44	8	93	123	2	1/12	1/12	61.50	7.93	46.5	0	0	0

3.       Vivian Richards

This man is a great batsman and an aggressive bowler. He has been ranked as the best One day International player of all times by Wisden. He is also a great fielder.
Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	6s	Ct	St
Tests	121	182	12	8540	291	50.23			24	45	84	122	0
ODIs	187	167	24	6721	189*	47.00	7451	90.20	11	45		100	0
First-class	507	796	63	36212	322	49.40			114	162		464	1
List A	500	466	61	16995	189*	41.96			26	109		238	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	121	103	5170	1964	32	2/17	3/51	61.37	2.27	161.5	0	0	0
ODIs	187	131	5644	4228	118	6/41	6/41	35.83	4.49	47.8	1	2	0
First-class	507		23220	10070	223	5/88		45.15	2.60	104.1		1	0
List A	500		12214	8872	290	6/24	6/24	30.59	4.35	42.1	4	3	0

4.       Brian Lara

This man takes the crowd with him with his stylish batting; he could easily stick the bowler towards the boundary. He has set many records in batting including making highest score in an over that is 24 runs of an over in 2003
Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	19753	60.51	34	48	1559	88	164	0
ODIs	299	289	32	10405	169	40.48	13086	79.51	19	63			120	0
First-class	261	440	13	22156	501*	51.88			65	88			320	0
List A	429	411	43	14602	169	39.67			27	86			177	0
Twenty20	3	3	0	99	65	33.00	86	115.11	0	1	11	1	0	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	131	4	60	28	0	-	-	-	2.80	-	0	0	0
ODIs	299	5	49	61	4	2/5	2/5	15.25	7.46	12.2	0	0	0
First-class	261		514	416	4	1/1		104.00	4.85	128.5		0	0
List A	429		130	149	5	2/5	2/5	29.80	6.87	26.0	0	0	0
Twenty20	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

5.       Muttiah Murlitharan

800 test wickets, this is an awesome record!  A great bowler who has no parallel.
Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	133	164	56	1261	67	11.67	1794	70.28	0	1	146	29	72	0
ODIs	339	160	62	667	33*	6.80	865	77.10	0	0	50	11	129	0
T20Is	12	2	0	1	1	0.50	5	20.00	0	0	0	0	1	0
First-class	232	276	83	2192	67	11.35			0	1			123	0
List A	436	201	74	928	33*	7.30			0	0			156	0
Twenty20	73	15	3	38	11	3.16	47	80.85	0	0	2	1	21	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	133	230	44039	18180	800	9/51	16/220	22.72	2.47	55.0	45	67	22
ODIs	339	331	18265	11951	517	7/30	7/30	23.11	3.92	35.3	14	10	0
T20Is	12	12	282	297	13	3/29	3/29	22.84	6.31	21.6	0	0	0
First-class	232		66933	26997	1374	9/51		19.64	2.42	48.7		119	34
List A	436		22898+	14703	655	7/30	7/30	22.44	3.84*	35.2*	16	12	0
Twenty20	73	73	1686	1732	95	4/16	4/16	18.23	6.16	17.7	3	0	0

6.       Garfield Sobers

An amazing all rounder, who lead Westindies to excel in the field of cricket
Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	93	160	21	8032	365*	57.78			26	30			109	0
ODIs	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	6	0.00	0	0	0	0	1	0
First-class	383	609	93	28314	365*	54.87			86	121			407	0
List A	95	92	21	2721	116*	38.32			1	18			41	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	93	159	21599	7999	235	6/73	8/80	34.03	2.22	91.9	8	6	0
ODIs	1	1	63	31	1	1/31	1/31	31.00	2.95	63.0	0	0	0
First-class	383		70789	28941	1043	9/49		27.74	2.45	67.8		36	1
List A	95		4387	2393	109	5/43	5/43	21.95	3.27	40.2	4	1	0

7.       Steve Waugh

He was Australia’s captain from 1999-2004, an awesome cricketer!
Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	22461	48.64	32	50	1175	20	112	0
ODIs	325	288	58	7569	120*	32.90	9971	75.91	3	45	530	68	111	0
First-class	356	551	88	24052	216*	51.94			79	97			273	0
List A	436	393	81	11764	140*	37.70			13	67			150	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	168	150	7805	3445	92	5/28	8/169	37.44	2.64	84.8	4	3	0
ODIs	325	207	8883	6761	195	4/33	4/33	34.67	4.56	45.5	3	0	0
First-class	356		17428	8155	249	6/51		32.75	2.80	69.9		5	0
List A	436		11245	8607	257	4/32	4/32	33.49	4.59	43.7	4	0	0

8.       Sir Ian Botham

This man is still the highest wicket holder among all the English bowlers. He could both bat and bowl great.
Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	102	161	6	5200	208	33.54	8565	60.71	14	22	621	67	120	0
ODIs	116	106	15	2113	79	23.21	2671	79.10	0	9	197	44	36	0
First-class	402	617	46	19399	228	33.97			38	97			354	0
List A	470	419	64	10474	175*	29.50			7	46			196	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	102	168	21815	10878	383	8/34	13/106	28.40	2.99	56.9	17	27	4
ODIs	116	115	6271	4139	145	4/31	4/31	28.54	3.96	43.2	3	0	0
First-class	402		63547	31902	1172	8/34		27.22	3.01	54.2		59	8
List A	470		22899	15264	612	5/27	5/27	24.94	3.99	37.4	15	3	0

9.       Shane Warne

This is the man who can spin the most awesome! He has these tactics to come in the top 5 bowlers of the world. He was listed in the top 5 players of the world in 2000 and in 2006 his bowling is a total monster!
Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	145	199	17	3154	99	17.32	5470	57.65	0	12	353	37	125	0
ODIs	194	107	29	1018	55	13.05	1413	72.04	0	1	60	13	80	0
First-class	301	404	48	6919	107*	19.43			2	26			264	0
List A	311	200	41	1879	55	11.81			0	1			126	0
Twenty20	45	27	7	200	34*	10.00	208	96.15	0	0	14	7	14	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	145	273	40705	17995	708	8/71	12/128	25.41	2.65	57.4	48	37	10
ODIs	194	191	10642	7541	293	5/33	5/33	25.73	4.25	36.3	12	1	0
First-class	301		74830	34449	1319	8/71		26.11	2.76	56.7		69	12
List A	311		16419	11642	473	6/42	6/42	24.61	4.25	34.7	20	3	0
Twenty20	45	45	984	1225	46	4/21	4/21	26.63	7.46	21.3	1	0	0

10.   Jacques Kallis

He has been called the Greatest Cricketer to play the game. N there is no doubt about that. He is a figure whose presence inspires some and terrifies some. He is a forceful batsman and a classical cricketer
Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	145	246	38	11947	201*	57.43	26418	45.22	40	54	1315	86	166	0
ODIs	307	293	53	11002	139	45.84	15117	72.77	17	80	862	129	116	0
T20Is	16	16	1	512	73	34.13	427	119.90	0	4	40	17	6	0
First-class	235	386	55	18299	201*	55.28			57	92			228	0
List A	401	383	64	14183	155*	44.46			23	102			145	0
Twenty20	67	67	10	1978	89*	34.70	1729	114.40	0	17	200	45	24	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	145	240	18337	8643	270	6/54	9/92	32.01	2.82	67.9	7	5	0
ODIs	307	269	10270	8264	259	5/30	5/30	31.90	4.82	39.6	2	2	0
T20Is	16	12	186	229	5	2/20	2/20	45.80	7.38	37.2	0	0	0
First-class	235		27072	12607	405	6/54		31.12	2.79	66.8		8	0
List A	401		13079	10270	335	5/30	5/30	30.65	4.71	39.0	3	3	0
Twenty20	67	59	1112	1482	36	3/16	3/16	41.16	7.99	30.8	0	0	0

Top Ten Destructive Batsmen of the World

10. Tillakaratne Dilshan:

The current captain of the Sri Lankan team, Dilshan’s natural game is very synonymous to destruction. Dilshan has the ability to score quickly and can hit big shots that make the bowler frustrated. From the last two to three years, Dilshan has become one of the biggest threats to the opposition and is considered as the most important and vital asset of the Sri Lankan team. As an opener he provides the opportunity to the middle order to score freely without feeling any pressure.

9. Brendon McCullum:

Wicketkeeper batsman, Brendon McCullum is one of the most important assets of the New Zealand batting site. Brendon is also one of those guys who are considered as the biggest threat to the opposition because of his powerful and big hitting. He is stylish, he is dangerous and he is destructive.

8. Kevin Pieterson:

Kevin Pieterson made his way in the England team and quickly established himself as the first choice batsman in the English Batting lineup. Kevin Pieterson has a unorthodox batting style and he is capable of hitting big shots and can score quickly. He is considered as one of the most dangerous batsmen of the present era and he alone has guided his team home towards victory uncountable times.

7. Virender Sehwag:

Well Indian team has the best batting lineup today which is compromised of big names and the one of the big name is none other than Virender Sehwag. Sehwag has strong wrists which is the reason why he is one of the dangerous batsmen in the cricketing world. He is one of the few batsmen who has the strike rate of above hundred. Virender Sehwag is considered as the backbone of the Indian batting lineup because when he gets going, no one can stop him.

6. Shane Watson:

Early in his career, Shane Watson has to battle through many injuries but when he made his return, he explodes like no one expected. An opener, Shane Watson provides a kind of a start which eases the pressure on the middle order and when he switches to his big hitting mood, the bowlers start praying and beg for mercy. Shane Watson has all the skills and talent that can destroy the opposition bowling lineup and he has proved this on numerous occasions.

5. Abdur Razzaq:

Along with his Boom Boom! Team mate Shahid Afridi, Abdur Razzaq is another very dangerous batsman in Pakistani Cricket Team. This man can perform in any circumstances no matter what the situation demands. For his clean and hard hitting, Abdur Razzaq has been nicknamed Bang Bang Razzaq. He normally comes down to the batting order when there are few overs left and there is a massive target in front of him and very efficiently acts as a finisher in the Pakistani site.

4. M S Dhoni:

From the past 6 years M S Dhoni has become a very vital and important part of the Indian Cricket Team. The highlight of his career clearly shows that how much he has destroyed the oppositions with his blistering knocks and just for the record; he is the current captain of the Indian site in all formats. Dhoni is not only a intelligent captain but also a very destructive and dangerous batsman and has proved this thing on numerous occasions.

3. Michael Hussey:

Nicknamed Mr. Cricket. It is believed that Michael Hussey has the best cricketing brain the world and he is considered as the greatest asset of the Australian team. Since his debut, Hussey has established himself as the frontline batsman in the Australian site and he has guided his team to convincing victories on numerous occasions. He can smash quick fire knocks and can also play defensively whatever is the demand of the situation and this is for sure that he is one of the biggest threat for any opposition.

2. Chris Gayle:

Over 6 feet tall, cool and calm in nature with tremendous wrist power. Chris Gayle is the man who can single handedly snatch the game from the opposition with his blazing knocks and high power hitting. West Indian team depends entirely on his shoulder and he very proudly accepts this responsibility and is always ready to dismantle the opposition. His entire career is role model for the coming generations and if I say that he is one of the most dangerous batsman alive today, then I don’t think that anyone would disagree.

1. Shahid Afridi:

The man who rose to prominence in just his second match where he blasted the fastest century in the history of ODI cricket. Shahid Afridi is considered as one of the most feared cricketer in the world and this statement can be justified when we look at his strike rate because he has the highest strike rate by any batsman in the history of cricket. His hard hitting and destructive batting is the reason why every opposition is afraid of him. When he is in mood, everyone runs for their lives. Adding another milestone in his achievements, Shahid Afridi has smashed the longest and the biggest six in the history against Australia.

Nishan-e-Haider

The highest Military Award of Pakistan has been awarded to Shaheed Soldiers who have shown bravery and courage in Times of War & Border battles(1948,1956,1965,1971,1999) Shaheed Foundation Pakistan presents regard to shaheed-Pakistan.
Captain Mohammad Sarwar Shaheed Born: 1910, Singhori Village, District of Rawalpindi Commissioned: 1944, Punjab Regiment During the Kashmir Operations soon after the birth of Pakistan, as Company Commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Punjab Regiment, Captain Sarwar launched an attack causing heavy casualties against a strongly fortified enemy position in the Uri Sector under heavy machine gun, grenade and mortar fire. But on the 27th July 1948, as he moved forward with six of his men to cut their way through a barbed wire barrier, he died when his chest was riddled by a burst of heavy machine gun fire.
Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed Born: 1914, Hoshiarpur Commissioned: 1943, 16th Punjab Regiment Early in August 1958, Major Tufail, a Company Commander in the East Pakistan Rifles, encircled an illegal Indian post, which violated the internationally recognized boundary between the two countries, in the Lakshmipur area. And, though mortally wounded in the hand-to-hand encounter that followed, Major Tufail continued to lead his troops till the Indians were driven out, leaving four dead and three prisoners. He died the same day on the 7th August 1958.
Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Born: 1928, Hong Kong Commissioned: 1950, Punjab Regiment On 6th September 1965, as Company Commander in the Burki Area of the Lahore Sector, Major Bhatti chose to move with his forward platoon under incessant artillery and tank attacks for five days and nights in Defence of the strategically vital BRB Canal. Throughout, undaunghted by constant fire from enemy small arms, tanks and artillery, he organized the Defence of the canal, directing his men to answer the fire until he was hit by an enemy tank shell which killed him on 10th September 1965.
Major Mohammad Akram Shaheed Born: 1938, Dingha Village, District of Gujrat Commissioned: 1963, Frontier Force Regiment Major Muhammad Akram and a company of the 4th FF Regiment which he commanded in the forward area of the Hilli district, in East Pakistan in 1971, came under continuous and heavy air, artillery and Armour attacks. But for an entire fortnight, despite enemy superiority in both numbers and fire power, he and his men, in near super human ability, repulsed every attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. Major Akram died during this epic battle in 1971.
Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed Born: 17th February 1951 Commissioned: 1971, Pilot, P.A.F. Pilot Officer Minhas was taxiing for take-off on a routine training flight when an Instructor Pilot forced his way into the rear cockpit, seized control of the aircraft and took off. When Minhas realized that the absconding pilot was heading towards India, he tried to regain control of the plane was unable to do so. Knowing that it meant certain death, he damaged the controls and forced the aircraft to crash thirty two miles short of the border on 20th August 1971.
Major Shabir Sharif Shaheed Born: 1943, Kunjah Village, District of Gujrat Commissioned: 1964, Frontier Force Regiment Major Shabir Sharif as commander of 6 FF Regiment, was ordered in December 1971 to capture high ground near Sulemanki headwork defended by more than a company of the Assam Regiment supported by a squadron of tanks. In a well nigh super human action, for the next three days and nights after crossing a minefield and massive obstacles and killing forty three soldiers and destroying four tanks, Major Sharif and his men held two enemy battalions at bay. But after he took over an anti-tank gun from his gunner in an attack he was killed by a direct hit on the afternoon of 6th December.
Jawan Sowar Mohammad Hussain Shaheed Born: 1949, Dhok Pir Bakhsh (now Dhok Muhammad Hussain Janjua) Enlisted: 1966, Driver Although only a driver in the 20th Lancers, when war broke out in 1971 Sowar Muhammad Hussain took an active part in every battle in which his unit was engaged unmindful of any danger, no matter how grave. When he spotted the enemy digging in along a minefield near the village of Harar Khurd in December 1971 on his own initiative he directed accurate fire at the enemy resulting in the destruction of sixteen of their tanks. But while directing fire from recoilless rifles, he was hit in the chest by a burst of machine gun fire and died on 10th December 1971.
Lance Naik Mohammad Mahfuz Shaheed Born: 1944, Pind Malikan (now Mahfuzabad) District of Rawalpindi Enlisted: 1962, Sipahi Serving in the 'A' Company of the 15th Punjab Regiment, when the war started in 1971, Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz was deployed on the Wagah-Attari Sector in East Pakistan where his company was pinned down by unceasing frontal and cross fire from automatic weapons. Although his machine gun was destroyed by an enemy shell, Mahfuz advanced towards an enemy bunker whose automatic fire had inflicted heavy casualties. Even though wounded in both legs by shell splinters, when he reached the bunker he stood up and pounced on the enemy, but was hit. Although unarmed and amidst the enemy, he caught hold of one of the enemy and was strangling him when another bayoneted him to death during the night of 17th December 1971.
Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed Enlisted: 1990, Second Lt. Captain Karnal Sher and Hav. Lalak Jan joined those eight legendary heroes who received the highest military award of Nishan-i-Haider for laying down their lives in defence of the beloved motherland. Captain Karnal Sher Khan emerged as the symbol of mettle and courage during the Kargil conflict on the Line of Control (LoC). He set personal examples of bravery and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. He defended the five strategic posts, which he established with his jawans at the height of some 17,000 feet at Gultary, and repulsed many Indian attacks. After many abortive attempts, the enemy on July 5 ringed the post of Capt. Sher Khan with the help of two battalion and unleashed heavy mortar firing and managed to capture some part of the post. Despite facing all odds, he lead a counter-attack and re- captured the lost parts. But during the course he was hit by the machine-gun fire and embraced Shahadat at the same post. He is the first officer from the NWFP province to be awarded with Nishan-i-Haider.
Havaldaar Lalak Jan Shaheed Hav. Lalak Jan of the Northern Light Infantry (NLI) was one of those many who as a junior leader fought from the forefront to thwart heavy Indian attacks. He volunteered himself to be deployed on the front positions located at the jagged peak in May 1999. Hav. Lalak driven back many aggressive ventures by the enemy and imposed colossal losses on them. On July 7, Hav. Lalak sustained serious injuries as enemies pounded the area with heavy mortar shelling. But despite being injured, he retained his position and frustrated the Indian assault. He, however, succumbed to his injuries at the same post he was defending. Hav. Lalak was awarded with the Nishan-i-Haider for his dauntless courage and devotion.

Biography of Dr. Abdus Salam

Abdus SalamAbdus Salam was born in Jhang, a small town in what is now Pakistan, in 1926. His father was an official in the Department of Education in a poor farming district. His family has a long tradition of piety and learning.

When he cycled home from Lahore, at the age of 14, after gaining the highest marks ever recorded for the Matriculation Examination at the University of the Punjab, the whole town turned out to welcome him. He won a scholarship to Government College, University of the Punjab, and took his MA in 1946. In the same year he was awarded a scholarship to St. John's College, Cambridge, where he took a BA (honours) with a double First in mathematics and physics in 1949. In 1950 he received the Smith's Prize from Cambridge University for the most outstanding pre-doctoral contribution to physics. He also obtained a PhD in theoretical physics at Cambridge; his thesis, published in 1951, contained fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics which had already gained him an international reputation.

Salam returned to Pakistan in 1951 to teach mathematics at Government College, Lahore, and in 1952 became head of the Mathematics Department of the Punjab University. He had come back with the intention of founding a school of research, but it soon became clear that this was impossible. To pursue a career of research in theoretical physics he had no alternative at that time but to leave his own country and work abroad. Many years later he succeeded in finding a way to solve the heartbreaking dilemma faced by many young and gifted theoretical physicists from developing countries. At the ICTP, Trieste, which he created, he instituted the famous "Associateships" which allowed deserving young physicists to spend their vacations there in an invigorating atmosphere, in close touch with their peers in research and with the leaders in their own field, losing their sense of isolation and returning to their own country for nine months of the academic year refreshed and recharged.

In 1954 Salam left his native country for a lectureship at Cambridge, and since then has visited Pakistan as adviser on science policy. His work for Pakistan has, however, been far-reaching and influential. He was a member of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, a member of the Scientific Commission of Pakistan and was Chief Scientific Adviser to the President from 1961 to 1974.

Since 1957 he has been Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College, London, and since 1964 has combined this position with that of Director of the ICTP, Trieste.

For more than forty years he has been a prolific researcher in theoretical elementary particle physics. He has either pioneered or been associated with all the important developments in this field, maintaining a constant and fertile flow of brilliant ideas. For the past thirty years he has used his academic reputation to add weight to his active and influential participation in international scientific affairs. He has served on a number of United Nations committees concerned with the advancement of science and technology in developing countries.

To accommodate the astonishing volume of activity that he undertakes, Professor Salam cuts out such inessentials as holidays, parties and entertainments. Faced with such an example, the staff of the Centre find it very difficult to complain that they are overworked.

He has a way of keeping his administrative staff at the ICTP fully alive to the real aim of the Centre - the fostering through training and research of the advancement of theoretical physics, with special regard to the needs of developing countries. Inspired by their personal regard for him and encouraged by the fact that he works harder than any of them, the staff cheerfully submit to working conditions that would be unthinkable here at the (International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna (IAEA). The money he received from the Atoms for Peace Medal and Award he spent on setting up a fund for young Pakistani physicists to visit the ICTP. He uses his share of the Nobel Prize entirely for the benefit of physicists from developing countries and does not spend a penny of it on himself or his family.

Abdus Salam is known to be a devout Muslim, whose religion does not occupy a separate compartment of his life; it is inseparable from his work and family life. He once wrote: "The Holy Quran enjoins us to reflect on the verities of Allah's created laws of nature; however, that our generation has been privileged to glimpse a part of His design is a bounty and a grace for which I render thanks with a humble heart."

The biography was written by Miriam Lewis, now at IAEA, Vienna, who was at one time on the staff of ICTP (International Centre For Theoretical Physics, Trieste).

From Les Prix Nobel. The Nobel Prizes 1979, Editor Wilhelm Odelberg, [Nobel Foundation], Stockholm, 1980

This autobiography/biography was written at the time of the award and later published in the book series Les Prix Nobel/Nobel Lectures. The information is sometimes updated with an addendum submitted by the Laureate.



Abdus Salam died on November 21, 1996.