Iqbal Singh

Iqbal Singh may refer to:

Iqbal Singh (academic)

Iqbal Singh is an academician in the fields of International Relations, Human Rights and Law. Iqbal has conducted research and held teaching positions at various universities across North America and India.

Academic career

After working for MA in Political Science from Mysore University (First Class First Gold Medal) and MS in Area Studies, he moved to United States and earned PhD in Political Science from University of Chicago and JD from University of North Carolina. Since then he has taught at Marquette, Duke and National Defense Universities. Presently he is a Distinguished Professor of Law at the National Law Institute University of India. He was a member of Martin Luther King Commission from 1992 to 1995 working with numerous human rights projects.

His areas of research interest include space law; environment; technology and politics terrorism and international law cyber-terrorism. He has published several titles in the areas of above research. Over the years he has worked for institutional development; university ranking and reputation management as an advisor to universities.

Iqbal Singh (politician)

Dr. Iqbal Singh (born 4 June 1945) was the lieutenant governor of Puducherry, India. He took charge in July 2009.

Early life

Dr. Iqbal Singh was born in a Freedom Fighters family, to (late) Shri Lal Singh and (Late) Smt. Santokh Kaur. His Father, Late Shri. Lal Singh was present in Jallianwala Bagh, Amristar, Punjab, during the Massacre carried out by British, and it was by fortune that he survived the torment of British bullets on that fateful day. Shri. Baba Balwant Singh, Maternal Uncle, also a veteran freedom fighter, suffered imprisonment several times for raising voice against British Regime. Inheriting the spirit of patriotism, Dr. Iqbal Singh, has always endeavoured to work for the cause of National Integration.

Politics

He graduated in B.A. from Punjab University in 1969. Even during his college days, he took keen interest in Politics and took special interest in promotion of Hindi and Punjabi literature. He Represented Indian National Youth Congress in International Youth Festival, 1978 held at Cuba. He held the position of General Secretary of Punjab Youth Congress and played a pivotal role in bringing the youth of Punjab into the fold of the Congress Party. He is an accomplished businessman.