Javed Iqbal (judge)
Senior Justice Javed Iqbal (Urdu: جاوید اقبال; 5 October 1924 – 3 October 2015) HI 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.
Early life
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 when he was 14.
Javed Iqbal received the following educational degrees and distinctions: BA (Hon.) degree in 1944 from the Government College, Lahore, MA degree in English, and MA degree in Philosophy (Gold Medallist) in 1948, Punjab, 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 from Villanova University, USA, and Selcuk University'
