For centuries Eastern heart and intellect have been absorbed in the question – Does God exist? I propose to raise a new question – new, that is to say, for the East – Does man exist?

(Stray Reflections)

• Governing Body
• Executive Committee

COMPOSITION OF THE ACADEMY

The Composition of the Academy as laid down in the Iqbal Academy Ordinance 1962 as follows:

1. The patron-in-chief; (The President of Pakistan stall be the patron-in-Chief of the Academy under Section-8 of the Iqbal Academy Ordinance)
2. Patrons;
3. the President;
4. the Vice President (The Vice-President of the Academy is nominated by the central Government for a period of three years under Section-11)
5. Honorary members;
6. Life Members; and
7. Members

GOVERNING BODY

Under Section-17 of the Ordinance, the control and administration of the Academy vests in a Governing Body consisting of-

1. the President who shall also be the Chairman of the Governing Body;

2. the Vice President;

3. the Treasurer,

4. the Director, Central Institute of Islamic Research, Islamabad;

5. two persons elected from amongst the life members or members;

6. one representative of the Ministry; and

7. five other persons to be nominated by Central Government.

• Pervaiz Rashid
  Federal Minister for Information Broadcasting & National Heritage
  (President, Iqbal Academy Pakistan)

• Dr. Shahzad Qaiser (Vice President)

• Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmad (Treasurer)

• Dr. Ehsan Akbar (Member-Federal)

• Dr. Irshad Shakir Awan (Member- KP)

• Dr. Muhammad Shafique (Member- Punjab)

• Mr. Abdul Ghafar Soomro (Member-Sindh)

• Mr. M. Ayub Baloch (Member- Balochistan)

• Secretary (Govt. of Pakistan, Minister for Information Broadcasting & National Heritage, Member)

• Dr. Khalid Masood (DG IRI, Member)

• Dr. Nadeem Shafiq Malik (Member- Elected)

• Dr. Rafi ud Din Hashmi (Member- Elected)

• Mr. Muhammad Suheyl Umar (Director/Secretary)

1. the Vice-President;
2. the representative of the Ministry on the Governing Body;
3. the Treasurer; and
4. two other persons appointed by the Governing Body from amongst its members
5. The Director of the Academy acts as Secretary of the Executive Committee.