Aiwan-e-Iqbal
The Aiwan-e-Iqbal, (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]
The building is named after poet and politician 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 2oth century. Ceremonies in his honour are sometimes held in the building.[2]
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.
Administrators
The Aiwan-e-Iqbal complex is run by an administrator, appointed by the Federal Government of Pakistan:
- Muhammad Arshad - 1993–2002
- Muhammad Suheyl Umar - 2002–2010
- Nadeem Iqbal Abbasi - 2010–2013
- Anjum Waheed - 2013–
References
- "Aiwan-e-Iqbal Complex in Lahore". Iqbal Academy Pakistan website. 19 June 2006. Archived from the original on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- "Nation celebrates 142nd birth anniversary of Allama Iqbal". Daily Times (newspaper). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.