Javed Iqbal جاوید اقبال |
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Senior Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
In office 5 October 1986 – 4 October 1989 |
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Nominated by | General Zia-ul-Haq |
Appointed by | General Zia-ul-Haq |
Preceded by | Justice Ali Hussain Qizilbash |
Succeeded by | Justice Saad Saood Jan |
Chief Justice of Lahore High Court | |
In office 8 March 1982 – 5 October 1986 |
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Nominated by | General Zia-ul-Haq |
Appointed by | General Zia-ul-Haq |
Preceded by | Justice Shamim Hussain Qadri |
Succeeded by | Justice Ghulam Mujaddid Mirza |
Personal details | |
Born |
Sialkot, Punjab Province, British Indian Empire |
5 October 1924
Died | 3 October 2015 Lahore, Pakistan |
(aged 90)
Cause of death | Prostate Cancer |
Resting place | Lahore, Pakistan |
Citizenship |
British India (1924–1947) Pakistan (1947–2015) |
Nationality |
British Indian (1924–1947) Pakistani (1947–2015) |
Spouse(s) | Justice Nasira Iqbal |
Relations | Yousuf Salahuddin (nephew) |
Children | Waleed Iqbal (son) and Muneeb Iqbal (son) |
Parents |
Sir Muhammad Iqbal (Father) Sardar Begum (mother) |
Alma mater |
Government College University (BA and MA) University of Cambridge (PhD) |
Occupation | philosopher of law, jurist, and judge |
Profession | philosopher |
National awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 2004 |
Senior Justice Javed Iqbal (Urdu: جاوید اقبال; 5 October 1924 – 3 October 2015) Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award recipient in 2004-(Crescent of Excellence) Award, 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 reputed international and national journals.
He was the son of the poet-philosopher Dr. Muhammad Iqbal and 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.
Javed Iqbal was born in Sialkot on 5 October 1924 to Allama Muhammad Iqbal and his second wife, Sardar Begum. His mother died when he was 11, and his father died in 1938 when he was 14.
Javed Iqbal received the following educational degrees and distinctions: BA (Honors) degree in 1944 from the Government College, Lahore, MA degree in English, and MA degree in Philosophy (Gold Medallist) in 1948, Doctor of Philosophy degree in Philosophy in 1954 from the University of Cambridge, UK, Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln's Inn, London, in 1956. He has received honorary doctorates degrees from Villanova University, United States, and Seljuk University in Jordan.