Nasira Iqbal

Justice Nasira Javed Iqbal is a Pakistani jurist and law professor who served as a justice of the Lahore High Court from 1994 to 2002. She is serving as the principal of Lahore School of Law.

Personal life Nasira Iqbal was married to Javid Iqbal– a former chief justice of the Lahore High Court, member of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and son of the poet and philosopher Muhammad Iqbal –until his death on 3 October 2015.

Education and career Nasira Iqbal has a degree in intellectual property law from Punjab University, a Master of Laws degree (cum laude) from Harvard Law School, and a Master of Laws from Punjab University. As a legal scholar, she has lectured around the world and represented Pakistan at various international forums.

She was one of the first five women to be appointed to the Lahore High Court, where she served as a justice from 1994 to 2002. the Fatima Jinnah Medal for Women's Rights in 2006, the Woman of the Year Star Award in 2007, and the Wonder Woman Award in 2011.