Nasira Iqbal
Nasira Iqbal | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Lahore High Court | |
| In office 7 August 1994 – 20 November 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1940 British India)(later Pakistan) |
| Spouse | Javed Iqbal (died 2015) |
| Relations | Allama Iqbal (father-in-law) |
| Children | Walid Iqbal Muneeb Iqbal |
| Alma mater | Kinnaird College for Women University (B.A) Punjab University (M.L) Harvard Law School (M.L) |
| Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Government of Pakistan |
Justice Nasira Javed Iqbal (Urdu: ناصرہ جاوید اِقبال) is a Pakistani jurist and law professor who served as a justice of the Lahore High Court from 1994 to 2002.[1][2][3] She is serving as the principal of Lahore School of Law.[4]
Personal life
Nasira Iqbal was married to Javid Iqbal– a former chief justice of the Lahore High Court, member of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and son of the poet and philosopher Muhammad Iqbal[5] –until his death on 3 October 2015.
Education and career
Nasira Iqbal has a degree in intellectual property law from Punjab University, a Master of Laws degree (cum laude) from Harvard Law School, and a Master of Laws from Punjab University. As a legal scholar, she has lectured around the world and represented Pakistan at various international forums.
She was one of the first five women to be appointed to the Lahore High Court, where she served as a justice from 1994 to 2002.[1] She is also the president of an activist group, the Concerned Citizens of Pakistan Society (CCP).
Iqbal has been a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, and the Pakistani delegation to the Human Rights Commission in Geneva. She is also a former president of the Lahore High Court Bar Association. Currently, she is a member of the executive committee of the Public Interest Law Association of Pakistan (PILAP); an honorary legal advisor to the International Women's Club, Lahore, and the All Pakistan Women's Association, Punjab; a trustee of Transparency International; and a member of the Pakistan Women Lawyers' Association.
Awards
Among other honors, Justice (R) Nasira Javed Iqbal received Sitara-i-Imtiaz by Government of Pakistan,[6] the Fatima Jinnah Medal for Women's Rights in 2006, the Woman of the Year Star Award in 2007, and the Wonder Woman Award in 2011.[7]
References
- ^ a b Nyla Daud (5 April 2009). "Interview: Justice Nasira Iqbal".
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- ^ "Interview: Justice (Retd.) Nasira Iqbal | Newsline". Newsline. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Permanent Faculty - Lahore School of Law". Lahore School of Law. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Bio of Mrs. Nasira Iqbal". Archived from the original on 12 March 2007.
- ^ "President confers 116 civil awards". The Nation. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Justice-Nasir-Javed - Lahore School of Law". Lahore School of Law. Retrieved 1 October 2025.