Javed Iqbal (judge, born 1924)

Javed Iqbal
جاوید اقبال
Iqbal in 2014
Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office
5 October 1986 – 4 October 1989
Appointed byMuhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Preceded byAli Hussain Qizilbash
Succeeded bySaad Saood Jan
Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court
In office
8 March 1982 – 5 October 1986
Appointed byMuhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Preceded byShamim Hussain Qadri
Succeeded byGhulam Mujaddid Mirza
Personal details
Born(1924-10-05)5 October 1924
Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died3 October 2015(2015-10-03) (aged 90)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Cause of deathProstate Cancer
Resting placeLahore, Punjab
CitizenshipBritish Raj British India (1924–1947)
 Pakistan (1947–2015)
SpouseJustice Nasira Iqbal
RelationsYousuf Salahuddin (nephew)
Children2 (Walid Iqbal (son) and Munib Javed (son))
Parent(s)Sir Muhammad Iqbal (Father)
Sardar Begum (mother)
Alma materGovernment College University
(BA and MA)
University of Cambridge
(PhD)
Occupation
National awardsHilal-i-Imtiaz (2004)

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.[1]

He was the son of the poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal, who inspired the Pakistan Movement.[1] 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.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Justice Javed Iqbal passes away". Dawn (newspaper). 4 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2019.