Walid Iqbal is a Pakistani politician, lawyer, law professor serving as a member of Senate of Pakistan[1] from Punjab, Pakistan and the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Human Rights.[2]
Walid Iqbal | |
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| ولید اقبال | |
| Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2018 | |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan from Punjab | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Haroon Akhtar Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | PTI (2011-present) |
| Spouse | Nuria Rafique Iqbal |
| Relations | Allama Muhammad Iqbal (grandfather) Yousuf Salahuddin (cousin) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Javid Iqbal (father) Nasira Iqbal (mother) |
| Residence | Gulberg, Lahore |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (B.A) University of Punjab (L.L.B) Harvard University (M.A) University of Cambridge (M.A) |
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| Website | https://walidiqbal.pk/ |
Early life and education
editFamily background
editWalid Iqbal is the grandson of poet and politician Allama Muhammad Iqbal,[3][4][5] and the son of philosopher and former Senior Justice Javid Iqbal and judge Nasira Iqbal.[6][7]
His maternal grandfather Dr Abdul Waheed was a diplomat who represented Pakistan at the League of Nations and was also the managing director of the Ferozsons publishing house while his maternal grandmother Saeeda Waheed was a Pakistan Movement activist and social worker.[8]
Education
editAfter completing high school at Aitchison College in Lahore, Iqbal went to the United States and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1988.[9]
He then studied at the University of Cambridge in 1989 and 1990, earning his Master of Philosophy degree in International Relations, his thesis being The World Bank’s Changing Relationship with Pakistan 1950–1990.[9][10][11]
He also received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Punjab in 1994 and a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School in 1997.[12]
Professional career
editFrom 1990 to 1994, while studying law, Iqbal worked as a business executive in Pakistan's private sector.[9]
Legal career
editIqbal specialises in mergers and acquisitions, privatisation, corporate and project finance (particularly in the power sector), financial institutions, investment management, joint ventures, energy and petroleum, asset finance, information technology, telecommunications and software development, and corporate restructuring.[13]
Between 1997 and 2004, he worked for two international law firms, Sullivan & Cromwell and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. In January 2005, he returned to Pakistan and started his own law practice. He is an adjunct professor of business law at the Suleman Dawood School of Business, part of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).[citation needed]
He is a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), and is on the board of directors of the Lahore Stock Exchange.[10]
Bar memberships
edit- Advocate, Pakistan (1994)
- Advocate, High Courts of Pakistan (1996)
- State of New York (1998)
- Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales (2004; currently non-practicing)[13]
Political career
editIqbal joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in November 2011.[14][15] He was the party's candidate for the National Assembly from the NA-124 (Lahore-VII) district in the 2013 election, but was defeated by Sheikh Rohail Asghar of PML-N.[16][17]
He took oath as a member of the Senate of Pakistan representing Punjab, Pakistan on 14 December 2018.[18] He served as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence from 2019 to 2021. He is currently serving as the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence.[19]
Writings
editSome of Walid Iqbal's publications include:[20]
- Islam and Democracy in the 21st Century [Russian-American Seminar on Democracy and National Movements in the Modern World Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa Branch Academy of Sciences of the Bashkortostan Republic October 20–23, 1999]
- Islamic Polity and the Constitutional Process in Pakistan [Article for the inaugural issue of the quarterly “Criterion”, Pakistan, Fall 2006]
- Life and Work of Iqbal: Why Muhammad Iqbal Has Contemporary Value [Presentation made at Conference on "Muhammad Iqbal Limits and Transcending Limits The Antagonism of Religion and Philosophy", Centre for Islamic Theology Westfȁlische Wilhelms University Münster, Germany Friday, 20 November 2015]
- Iqbal, Islamic Faith, and Islamic Civilization [Presentation made at The First International Symposium on Allama Muhammad Iqbal Zitouna University Tunis, Tunisia Tuesday, 26 February 2019]
References
edit- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (15 March 2022). "Senate committee passes amended bill on child rights body". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Ramzan, Usman (15 December 2018). "Walid Iqbal and Seeme Ezdi Sworn in as Senators". ACE NEWS. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Banu, Bogdan. "Eminescu – Romania's Cultural Ambassador and The Story Of His Monument In Pakistan – ROMANIANS OF DC". Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Iqbal's grandson brings cross-border cheer | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "High Commission for Pakistan, London". www.phclondon.org. Retrieved 7 April 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dawn.com, Imran Gabol | (3 October 2015). "Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, son of Allama Iqbal, passes away in Lahore". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Profile: Purposefully active". Dawn News. 24 March 2012.
- ^ a b c "Biography". Walid Iqbal. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024.
- ^ a b Who is Waleed Iqbal? Profile of PTI’s newest addition 10 November 2011 – Insafians.com
- ^ Allama Iqbal’s grandson joins PTI – The News
- ^ "Walid Iqbal". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b "WALID IQBAL - Lexium". Lexium Law. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Allama Iqbal's grandson joins PTI". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "PTI to form anti-corruption cell, expose 'assets' of Sharifs, Zardari". The Express Tribune. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Election 2013 – Sheikh Rohail Asghar Won the Seat from NA – 124 Lahore VII". 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "NA 124 Election Result 2013 | Lahore-II Election 2013 | PakElection". pakelection.pk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "PPP leader Shaukat Basra joins PTI". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". senate.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Writings". Walid Iqbal. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024.