Wikipedia's first sentence called it “son of the poet-philosopher sir muhammad iqbal”. Today it says “pakistani writer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan”. It now reads “Pakistani writer and judge (1924–2015)”.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Justice (retired) Javid Iqbal ( Urdu : جاوید اقبال; b. 5 October 1924 – d. 28 June 2015 ) HI , was a Pakistani philosopher and former senior justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan who is internationally known for his acclaimed publications on philosophy of law and modern Islamic philosophy in reputed international and national journals.1He is the son of the poet-philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal and has authored various books on Pakistan's nationalism , movement and political ideology of Pakistan. Apart from philosophy, Javid had a prolific career in Judiciary of Pakistan and was a former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court before elevating to Supreme Court .2
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He is an eminent scholar, Former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court and a retired judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan .
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Senior Justice Javed Iqbal ( Urdu : جاوید اقبال ; 5 October 1924 – 3 October 2015) was a Pakistani philosopher and senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan .He was internationally known for his acclaimed publications on philosophy of law and modern Islamic philosophy in international and national journals.He was the son of the poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal , who inspired the Pakistan Movement . Javed authored various books on Pakistan's nationalism movement and political ideology. Apart from philosophy, Javed had a prolific career in the Judiciary of Pakistan and was a former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court before being elevated to the Supreme Court .
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Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan For other uses, see Javed Iqbal (disambiguation) . Lahore High Court Javed Iqbal ( Urdu : جاوید اقبال ; 5 October 1924 – 3 October 2015) was a Pakistani philosopher and senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan . He was internationally known for his acclaimed publications on philosophy of law and modern Islamic philosophy in international and national journals. He was the son of the poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal , who inspired the Pakistan Movement . Javed authored various books on Pakistan's nationalism movement and political ideology. Apart from philosophy, Javed had a prolific career in the Judiciary of Pakistan and was a former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court before being elevated to the Supreme Court .
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Pakistani judge (1924–2015) For other uses, see Javed Iqbal (disambiguation) . Javed Iqbal ( Urdu : جاوید اقبال ; 5 October 1924 – 3 October 2015) was a Pakistani philosopher and senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan . He was internationally known for his acclaimed publications on philosophy of law and modern Islamic philosophy in international and national journals. He was the son of the poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal , who inspired the Pakistan Movement . Javed authored various books on Pakistan's nationalism movement and political ideology. Apart from philosophy, Javed had a prolific career in the Judiciary of Pakistan and was a former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court before being elevated to the Supreme Court .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “son of the poet-philosopher sir muhammad iqbal”. Today it says “pakistani writer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan”. It now reads “Pakistani writer and judge (1924–2015)”. Read the current article and compare.
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son of the poet-philosopher sir muhammad iqbal
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pakistani writer
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