The Egyptian-born Nobel-winning scientist Ahmed Zewail passed away

The Egyptian-born Nobel-winning scientist Ahmed Zewail passed away in the United States. 
•    He was 70. 
•    Mr Zewail had won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1999 for his pioneering work in femtochemistry. 
•    He is the first Arab Scientist to win the Nobel Prize. 
•    Ahmed Zewail was Born on 26 February 1946 in Damanhur, Egypt. 
•    He is famously known as the father of femtochemistry and was Science Advisor to US President Barack Obama. 
•    He had received a Bachelor of Science (BSc) 
•    He had completed his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania. 
•    He was appointed as faculty at the California Institute of Technology in 1976. 
•    He became a naturalized citizen of US in 1982. 
•    In 2013, he had joined the United Nations Scientific Advisory Board. 
•    He was prolific writer and had authored about 600 scientific articles and 16 books.