Iqbal
Iqbal (Persian: اقبال, Urdu: اقبال) is the Persian word for "luck". It is a common Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and South Asian name. Sometimes also spelled as Eqbal, Ikbal, or Eghbal.
Geography
Iran
- Eqbal, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province
- Eqbaliyeh, rural district in Iran
- Eqbal-e Gharbi Rural District, western provincial district in Qazvin, Iran
- Eqbal-e Sharqi Rural District, eastern provincial district in Qazvin, Iran
- Eqbaliyeh Shomareh-ye Yek, district in Isfahan, Iran
Pakistan
Various places named after the national poet Muhammad Iqbal:
- Iqbal Manzil, mansion, birthplace of Dr. Muhammad Iqbal in the historic city of Sialkot
- Iqbal Park, park in Lahore, Pakistan
- Iqbal Stadium, cricket ground in Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Iqbal Town, Lahore, commercial and residential locality in south-western Lahore
- Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, Pakistan
- Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
Media
- Eqbal a Persian-language reformist newspaper published in Iran until 2005
- Iqbal (film), a 2005 Indian film
People
Given name
- Eqbal Mehdi (1946–2008), Pakistani painter
- Iqbal Abdulla (born 1989), Indian cricketer
- Iqbal Ahmed (born 1956), British-Bangladeshi entrepreneur
- Iqbal Z. Ahmed (born 1946), Pakistani businessman
- Muhammad Iqbal Bahoo (1944–2012), Pakistani Sufi singer
- Iqbal Bano (1935–2009), Pakistani singer
- Iqbal Kazmi, Pakistani human rights activist
- Iqbal Masih (1983–1995), Pakistani child activist
- Iqbal Qasim (born 1953), Pakistani cricketer
- Iqbal Siddiqui (born 1974), Indian cricketer
- Iqbal Singh (academic), Indian-American academic
- Iqbal Singh (politician) (born 1945), Indian politician
- Iqbal Theba (born 1963), Pakistani-American television actor
- Iqbal Wahhab (born 1963), British-Bangladeshi restaurateur
Surname
- Amer Iqbal, Pakistani theoretical physicist
- Amjad Iqbal (born 1983), English footballer
- Ahsan Iqbal (born 1958), Pakistani politician
- Asif Iqbal (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dariush Eghbali, Iranian Singer
- Faisal Iqbal (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer
- Javed Iqbal (disambiguation), multiple people
- Imraz Iqbal, Fijian businessman
- Mohsin Iqbal (born 1983), Indian cricketer
- Moneeb Iqbal (born 1986), Scottish cricketer
- Muhammad Iqbal (Allama Iqbal, 1877–1938), Indian poet, philosopher and intellectual
- Muhammad Saad Iqbal, Pakistani terror suspect
- Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (born 1952), Bangladeshi scientist, professor and author
- Muzaffar Iqbal (born 1954), Pakistani-Canadian chemist
- Nasira Iqbal, (born 1940) Pakistani Judge
- Nazia Iqbal, Pashto singer
- Razia Iqbal (born 1962), British journalist and presenter
- Rao Sikandar Iqbal (1943–2010), former Defence Minister of Pakistan
- Shahid Iqbal (born 1953), Pakistani Navy admiral
- Tamim Iqbal (born 1989), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Waleed Iqbal, Pakistani lawyer
- Zafar Iqbal (disambiguation), multiple people
Portmanteau
- Ashcroft v. Iqbal, a 2008 United States Supreme Court case and the related portmanteau Twiqbal
Fictional characters
- Iqbal Khan, brief character in Dhoom 3, portrayed by Jackie Shroff
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