Presidential Iqbal Awards
Presidential Iqbal Award is a literary award which is presented by Iqbal Academy Pakistan with the approval of the President of Pakistan. The award is conferred for the best books written on national poet-philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal’s life and ideology in national and foreign languages.[1][2][3]
Presidential Iqbal Award | |
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Awarded for | Best books on Iqbaliat |
Country | Pakistan |
Presented by | Iqbal Academy Pakistan |
First awarded | 1981 |
History
Presidential Iqbal Award was started in 1981 under a presidential order by then president of Pakistan Zia-ul-Haq. Later, it was reconstituted by the president Arif Alvi in 2019.[4][5]
Categories
- Presidential National Iqbal Award (Urdu) – Annual basis
- Presidential National Iqbal Award (English) – Three year basis
- Presidential Iqbal Award (Pakistani Languages) – Three year basis
- Presidential International Iqbal Award – Three year basis
Recipients
Some of recipients of the Presidential Iqbal Award from 1981 to 2014 are Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Syed Nazeer Niazi, Bashir Ahmad Dar, Iftikhar Ahmad Siddiqui, Muhammad Munawwar Mirza, Syed Abdullah, Waheed Qureshi, Fateh Muhammad Malik, and Rafiuddin Hashmi.[4]
Year | Author | Title | Language | Ref. |
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2015 - 2020 | Muhammad Ikram Chughtai | Iqbal Aur Germany | Urdu | [6] |
2015 - 2020 | Dr Abdul Khaliq | Allama Iqbal: Concept of Ego and Related Perspectives | English | [6] |
2015 - 2020 | Ghaus Bakhsh Sabir | Shagrab-Shaar, Hakeem-ul-Umat Allama Muhammad Iqbal Shah Zant wa Shahshanab Zandwazam | Balochi | [6] |
References
- "President of Pakistan Honorable Dr. Arif Alvi approved the National Presidential Iqbal Awards (Pakistani languages) for the years 2015-2020". Natioinal Heritage and Culture Division. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- "Books approved for Iqbal Award". The News International. November 13, 2022.
- "President approves Presidential Iqbal Awards for three authors". Radio Pakistan. October 14, 2022.
- Firaqi, Dr. Tehseen (16 November 2021). "ایک گھنٹہ ایوانِ صدر میں". Daily Nai Baat (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
- "صدارتی اقبالؒ ایوارڈ اور صدرِ پاکستان (2)". Daily Nawaiwaqt (in Urdu). December 2, 2021.
- "President Alvi approves Presidential Iqbal Awards for three authors". The Nation. October 14, 2022.
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