Aiwan-e-Iqbal
31°33′38.7″N 74°19′48.6″E / 31.560750°N 74.330167°EAiwan-e-Iqbal (Urdu: ایوانِ اقبال) is an office complex and monument in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan under the administrative control of Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage.[1][2]
The building is named after the poet-philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal, a leader of the Pakistan Movement who is widely credited with sparking the pan-Islamic thought among the Muslims of the subcontinent in the 20th century. Ceremonies in his honour are sometimes held in the building.[3]
Aiwan-e-Iqbal is located at Edgerton Road, Lahore, and includes three rentable buildings, a large convention hall, meeting rooms, banquet hall and three portrait/painting galleries of Allama Muhammad Iqbal. It was inaugurated in October 1989. The people of Pakistan celebrate Iqbal Day (Youm-i-Iqbal) every year on his birth anniversary on 9 November, which is a public holiday in the country.[3]
Ministers
- Chaudhary Shafqat Mahmood - (2018–2022)
Administrators
The Aiwan-e-Iqbal complex is run by an administrator, appointed by the Federal Government of Pakistan: Here is the list of Administrators of Aiwan-e-Iqbal Complex:
- Muhammad Arshad - (1993–2002)
- Muhammad Suheyl Umar - (2002–2010)
- Nadeem Iqbal Abbasi - (2010–2013)
- Anjum Waheed - (2013– )
References
- ↑ "Aiwan-i-Iqbal Lahore". National Heritage, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Aiwan-e-Iqbal Complex in Lahore". Iqbal Academy Pakistan website. 19 June 2006. Archived from the original on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Nation celebrates 142nd birth anniversary of Allama Iqbal". Daily Times newspaper. 10 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
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