Aiwan-e-Iqbal
31°33′38.7″N 74°19′48.6″E / 31.560750°N 74.330167°E / 31.560750; 74.330167Aiwan-e-Iqbal (Urdu: 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 20th 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.
Ministers
- Chaudhary Shafqat Mahmood- 2018–2022
Administrators
The Aiwan-e-Iqbal complex is run by an administrator, appointed by the Federal Government of Pakistan: Here is the list of Administrators of Aiwan-e-Iqbal Complex
- Muhammad Arshad - 1993–2002
- Muhammad Suheyl Umar - 2002–2010
- Nadeem Iqbal Abbasi - 2010–2013
- Anjum Waheed - 2013–
Accounts Officer
Shahzad Amin
Caretaker
Chaudhary Nazir Ahmad
Resident Engineer
Chaudhary Muhammad Imran
Protocol Officer
Abdul Jabbar Bhatti
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