Javed Iqbal (judge, born 1924)
Javed Iqbal (Urdu: جاوید اقبال; 5 October 1924 – 3 October 2015) was a Pakistani philosopher and senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was internationally known for his acclaimed publications on philosophy of law and modern Islamic philosophy in international and national journals.
Javed Iqbal جاوید اقبال | |
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Iqbal in 2014 | |
| Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
| In office 5 October 1986 – 4 October 1989 | |
| Appointed by | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Preceded by | Ali Hussain Qizilbash |
| Succeeded by | Saad Saood Jan |
| Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court | |
| In office 8 March 1982 – 5 October 1986 | |
| Appointed by | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Preceded by | Shamim Hussain Qadri |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Mujaddid Mirza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1924 Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 3 October 2015 (aged 90) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Prostate Cancer |
| Resting place | Lahore, Punjab |
| Citizenship | British India (1924–1947) Pakistan (1947–2015) |
| Spouse | Justice Nasira Iqbal |
| Relations | Yousuf Salahuddin (nephew) |
| Children | 2 (Walid Iqbal (son) and Munib Javed (son)) |
| Parent(s) | Sir Muhammad Iqbal (Father) Sardar Begum (mother) |
| Alma mater | Government College University (BA and MA) University of Cambridge (PhD) |
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| National awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (2004) |
He was the son of the poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal, who inspired the Pakistan Movement. Javed authored various books on Pakistan's nationalism movement and political ideology. Apart from philosophy, Javed had a prolific career in the Judiciary of Pakistan and was a former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court before being elevated to the Supreme Court.
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