Iqbal

American

[ik-bahl] / ɪkˈbɑl /

noun

Muhammad, 1873–1938, Pakistani poet.

Iqbal British

/ ˈɪkbal /

noun

Sir Muhammad (mʊˈhæməd). 1875–1938, Indian Muslim poet, philosopher, and political leader, who advocated the establishment of separate nations for Indian Hindus and Muslims and is generally regarded as the originator of Pakistan

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Bangladesh's Energy Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud has blamed panic buying and insisted the country has enough fuel.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Muneeba Ali, Sadia Iqbal, Diana Baig and Fatima Sana are the four women's players on the long list.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Iqbal Hossain Saikot, a government employee who travelled from afar to attend the prayers, said Hadi was killed because he staunchly opposed India.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

Iqbal Mohamed said last week he had decided to leave Your Party, citing "false allegations and smears against me and others".

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

General Iqbal Taheri I sold Baba’s VW bus and, to this day, I have not gone back to the flea market.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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