Iqbal Suhail

Iqbal Ahmad Khan, "Suhail"
Born19 December 1884
Badhariya Azamgarh
Died7 November 1955
Uttar Pradesh
OccupationUrdu poet, Islamic scholar, lawyer, educationist, politician
NationalityIndian
SpouseUmmdat-un-nisa
Children
  • Razia Ansari
  • Yameenul Islam Khan
  • Bushra Khanum
  • Mohsina Khanum
  • Muslima Khanum
  • Islam Ahmad
  • Marzia Khanum
  • Qudsia Khanam
Relatives
  • Azizullah Khan (father)
  • Umm Kulsum (mother)

Iqbal Ahmed Khan was born in 1884 (11 Rabi' al-thani, 1303 Hijri) in village Badhariya, Azamgarh, and died on 7 November 1955 and his ancestors belongs to a Village name Ledrahi (Jaunpur). He was a famous Urdu poet, writing under the takhallus, or pen name "Suhail", Islamic scholar, lawyer, educationist and a politician. He was a member of the executive committee of the Azamgarh Muslim Education Society, which manages Shibli National Post Graduate College and other institutions in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. His poetry has been mentioned in many articles about Azamgarh.[1] His work has been featured in the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Urdu Literature.[2] edited by .

  1. ^ Saikatt, Dutta (13 May 2013). "A place and its Neg". Outlook. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ Abida, Samiuddin (2007). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Urdu Literature. Global Vision Publishing House. p. 570. ISBN 978-8182201910.