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Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

: اقبال‎, Punjabi: ਇਕਬਾਲ / اِکبال is a name and surname meaning "good fortune” and “prosperity” but also the Punjabi meaning of “power” “force” and “one who is strong”. It can also be spelled as Eqbal, Ikbal, or Eghbal. It is a common name in Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and South Asian countries The last and first name "Iqbal" also refers to

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India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

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Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

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Iqbal Abdulla Sayed Iqbal Abdulla (born 2 December 1989) is an Indian cricketer who bowls orthodox spin and is a left-handed lower order batsmen. He plays for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, and used to play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Pr ...

(born 1989), Indian cricketer * Iqbal Ahmed (born 1956), British-Bangladeshi entrepreneur * Iqbal Z. Ahmed (born 1946), Pakistani businessman * Iqbal Ahmad Khan (1954-2020), Indian classical vocalist * Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi (born 1944), Indian politician *

Iqbal Arshad Iqbal Arshad is an American engineer, inventor, speaker and technology executive. He has served as the senior vice president of engineering and global product development at Motorola Mobility, Google and Lenovo, and has been responsible for desi ...

, American engineer * Iqbal Ashhar (born 1965), Indian poet * Iqbal Athas (born 1944), Sri Lankan journalist * Iqbal Azad, Indian actor *

Muhammad Iqbal Bahoo Iqbal Bahu ( ur, ; 4 September 1944 – 24 March 2012) was a Pakistani sufi and a folk singer. He is considered one of the greatest folk singers in subcontinent. Early life and career Iqbal Bahu was born as Muhammad Iqbal in Gurdaspur, Brit ...

(1944–2012), Pakistani Sufi singer * Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury (born 1940), Bangladeshi news presenter * Iqbal Bano (1935–2009), Pakistani singer * Iqbal Baraka (born 1942), Egyptian journalist *

Iqbal Bhatkal Iqbal Shahbandri, known as Iqbal Bhatkal, is the co-founder, ideologue, leader and wanted terrorist of the Indian Mujahideen, an Islamist terrorist group based in India. He is the brother of another IM co-founder Riyaz Bhatkal, and is one of th ...

(born 1970), Indian terrorist * Iqbal Butt (born 1956), Pakistani cricketer *

Iqbal Durrani Iqbal Durrani is an Indian writer, director, actor and producer of Hindi films. Career 1988. ''Kaal Chakra'' 1st film of Iqbal Durrani dialogues of this movie was smash hit. It completed silver jubilee and audio cassette of dialogues were rel ...

(born 1956), Indian film director *

Iqbal Kazmi Syed Mohammad Iqbal Kazmi is a human rights activist (Correspondent of Human Rights Commission South Asia) and journalist (Chief Editor Weekly Special Report) and is based out of city of Karachi. He is known to have registered cases against Karachi ...

, Pakistani human rights activist * Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Bangladeshi politician * Iqbal Hussain (born 1993), Singaporean footballer * Iqbal Hussain Qureshi (1937-2012), Pakistani chemist and professor * Iqbal Khan (director), British-Pakistani theatre director * Iqbal Khan (general), Pakistani general *

Iqbal Masih Iqbal Masih ( pa, اقبال مسیح; 1983 – 16 April 1995) was a Pakistani Christian child labourer and activist who campaigned against abusive child labour in Pakistan. He was assassinated on 16 April 1995. On 23 March 2022, he was pos ...

(1983–1995), Pakistani Christian child activist * Eqbal Mehdi (1946–2008), Pakistani painter *

Iqbal Qasim Mohammad Iqbal Qasim ( ur, محمد اقبال قاسم; born 6 August 1953) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 50 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals between 1976 and 1988. Qasim ended his career with 171 wickets in his 50 Te ...

(born 1953), Pakistani cricketer *

Iqbal Quadir Iqbal Z. Quadir ( bn, ইকবাল জেড. কাদীর) is an entrepreneur and promoter of the role of entrepreneurship and innovations in creating prosperity in low-income countries. He has taught at Harvard Kennedy School and at Mas ...

(born 1958), Bengali entrepreneur * Iqbal Siddiqui (born 1974), Indian cricketer *

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 fo ...

, Indian-American academic *

Iqbal Singh (politician) Dr. Iqbal Singh (born 4 June 1945) was the lieutenant governor of Puducherry, India. He took charge in July 2009. Politics Singh has the distinction of holding several significant positions in the Indian National Congress, including Secret ...

(born 1945), Indian politician * Iqbal Singh (spiritual leader) (1926-2022), Indian spiritual leader *

Iqbal Theba Iqbal Theba (pronounced ; born December 20, 1963) is a Pakistani actor. Theba is best known for his recurring role as Principal Figgins in the show '' Glee''. Early life Theba was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He belongs to the Theba clan, a Gu ...

(born 1963), Pakistani-American television actor * Iqbal Wahhab (born 1963), British-Bangladeshi restaurateur

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Iqbal (politician) Iqbal is an Indian politician and a member of the 15th and 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Chandpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party political party. Early life ...

, Mohammad Iqbal (born 1954), Indian politician *

Amer Iqbal Amer Iqbal is a Pakistani American theoretical physicist. He is primarily known for his work in string theory and mathematical physics. Biography Amer Iqbal has a Doctorate in Theoretical physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He c ...

, Pakistani theoretical physicist * Amjad Iqbal (born 1983), English footballer *

Ahsan Iqbal Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary (; born 28 March 1959) is a Pakistani engineer and politician who is serving as the Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim League (N). He is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he wa ...

(born 1958), Pakistani politician * Asif Iqbal (disambiguation), multiple people *

Dariush Eghbali Dariush Eghbali ( fa, داریوش اقبالی ), known mononymously as Dariush (), is an Iranian singer. Biography Childhood and Youth Dariush was born in Tehran to parents from Mianeh on 4 February 1951. He spent his early years in Mi ...

(born 1951), Iranian singer *

Faisal Iqbal (disambiguation) Faisal Iqbal may refer to: * Faisal Iqbal (cricketer) (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer * Faisal Iqbal (footballer) (born 1992), Pakistani footballer {{Hndis, Iqbal, Faisal ...

, multiple people * Javed Iqbal (disambiguation), multiple people * Imraz Iqbal, Fijian businessman * Mohsin Iqbal (born 1983), Indian cricketer * Moneeb Iqbal (born 1986), Scottish cricketer *

Muhammad Iqbal Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( ur, ; 9 November 187721 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...

(Allama Iqbal, 1877–1938), Pakistan's national poet, philosopher and intellectual * Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (born 1952), Bangladeshi scientist, professor and author *

Muzaffar Iqbal Muzaffar Iqbāl (Punjabi/Urdu: ; born December 3, 1954 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani-Canadian Islamic scholar and author. Career Currently, Dr. Iqbal is the President of Center for Islamic Sciences, Canada. Between 1992-1996, Iqbal ...

(born 1954), Pakistani-Canadian chemist *

Nasira Iqbal Justice Nasira Javid Iqbal ( ur, ) is a Pakistani jurist and law professor who served as a justice of the Lahore High Court from 1994 to 2002. Education and career Nasira Iqbal has a degree in intellectual property law from Punjab Univer ...

, (born 1940) Pakistani Judge * Nazia Iqbal, Pashto singer * Razia Iqbal (born 1962), British journalist and presenter *

Rao Sikandar Iqbal Rao Sikandar Iqbal ( ur, ), c. 1943 – 29 September 2010) was the Defence Minister of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007. Biography Born in 1943, Iqbal took his primary education in Quetta, after which he joined the Forman Christian College in La ...

(1943–2010), former Defence Minister of Pakistan * Shahid Iqbal (born 1953), Pakistani Navy admiral *

Tamim Iqbal Tamim Iqbal Khan ( Bengali: তামিম ইকবাল খান; born 20 March 1989), more popularly known as Tamim Iqbal, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the nephew of former Bangladesh skipper Akram Khan, the current chief selector o ...

(born 1989), Bangladeshi cricketer *

Waleed Iqbal Walid Iqbal is a Pakistani politician, lawyer, Legal education, law professor serving as a member of Senate of Pakistan from Punjab, Pakistan and the Chairperson of the List of committees of the Senate of Pakistan, Senate Committee on Human Righ ...

, Pakistani lawyer * Zafar Iqbal (disambiguation), multiple people * Zidane Iqbal, Iraqi footballer

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