Dr.
Javid Iqbal
Dr.
Javid lqbal was born in Lahore, where he received his early education.
He studied in Government College, Lahore, for his Bachelor of
Arts (Hons) and Masters in English and Philosophy. He obtained
his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge, England,
and his Bar-at-Law, from the Lincoln's Inn, London. He holds an
honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, from Villanova University,
USA, and an honorary Doctorate of Islamic Literature & Science
from the Seljuk University, Turkey.
From
1956 to 1970 he practiced law at the High Court while teaching
at the Law College, Punjab University, Lahore, as a Visiting Lecturer.
He was the Visiting Professor for Islamic Culture at the University
of Mexico in 1962. He became a Judge at the Lahore High Court
in 1971 and was elevated to the eminent position of the Chief
Justice of the Lahore High Court in 1982 and headed the institution
till 1986. From 1986 to 1989 he served as Judge, Supreme Court
of Pakistan. He holds the distinction of being the Vice-President,
Governing Body, Iqbal Academy Pakistan, Member/vice-Chairman,
Governing Council of OIC Centre, for Preservation of Islamic Cultural
Heritage, Istanbul, Permanent Member of the Royal Academy for
Islamic Civilization Research, Amman, Jordan and Member International
Committee Qaddafi Human Rights Award, Libya. He has also been
Pakistan’s Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly
and has represented Pakistan on various other forums.
Dr.
Javid lqbal has lectured in America, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia,
Egypt, Libya, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Gulf
States and Iran. He is the author of a large number of articles
in Urdu, English and Persian on Islamic political thought, ideology
of Pakistan and philosophy of lqbal. His works include Ideology
of Pakistan & its Implementation, Stray Reflections: A Note-Book
of lqbal, Legacy of Quaid-e-Azam Mai Lala Faam (Urdu Collection
of Papers on lqbal), Zinda Rud (Urdu biography of Iqbal), Afkar
i Iqbal and his autobiography in Urdu titled: Apna Gariban Chaak.
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