Rao Sikandar Iqbal

Rao Sikandar Iqbal (c. 1943 – 29 September 2010) was the Senior Minister and Defence Minister of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007.

Biography Born in 1943, Iqbal took his primary education in Quetta, after which he joined the Forman Christian College in Lahore. He held an LL.B. from Punjab University Law College,

Honours Grand Cross (White Decoration) of the Cross of Military Merit (20 April 2007)

Legacy

Okara is known as the "City of Ministers", and is called a "Milk Lake of Pakistan". Okara is often called "Mini Lahore" by tourists.

During the period of British rule there was a jungle of Okaan where the city was built, and from this the name of the city was derived.

During Rao Sikandar's tenure the following were built in Okara:

Rao Sikandar Iqbal Road Benazir Road Okara Bypass Cadet College, Okara Kulsoom Hospital, Okara (currently working as Social Security Hospital) University of Education, Okara (now moved to Renala Khurd)