First Muslim and the only Pakistani Nobel Laureate: Dr. Abdus Salam Awards

* Nobel Prize in Physics (Stockholm, Sweden)(1979)
* Hopkins Prize (Cambridge University) for "the most outstanding contribution to Physics during 1957-1958"
* Adams Prize (Cambridge University) (1958)
* Sitara-e-Pakistan for contribution to science in Pakistan (1959).
* First recipient of Maxwell Medal and Award (Physical Society, London) (1961)
* Hughes Medal (Royal Society, London) (1964)
* Atoms for Peace Award (Atoms for Peace Foundation) (1968)
* J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Medal and Prize (University of Miami) (1971)
* Guthrie Medal and Prize (1976)
* Matteuci Medal (Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome) (1978)
* John Torrence Tate Medal (American Institute of Physics) (1978)
* Royal Medal (Royal Society, London) (1978)
* Nishan-e-Imtiaz for outstanding performance in Scientific projects in Pakistan (1979)
* Einstein Medal (UNESCO, Paris) (1979)
* Shri R.D. Birla Award (India Physics Association) (1979)
* Josef Stefan Medal (Josef Stefan Institute, Ljublijana) (1980)
* Gold Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Physics (Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague) (1981)
* Lomonosov Gold Medal (USSR Academy of Sciences) (1983)
* Copley Medal (Royal Society, London) (1990)