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Javed Iqbal جاوید اقبال | |
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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 | Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) | 5 October 1924
Died | 3 October 2015 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | (aged 90)
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) |
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]