Sir Muhammad Iqbal Kt (Urdu: محمد اقبال; 9 November 1877 – 21 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer,^[1][2] philosopher,^[3] and politician,^[4] whose poetry in the Urdu language is considered among the greatest of the twentieth century,^[5][6][7][8] and whose vision of a cultural and political ideal for the Muslims of British-ruled India^[9] was to animate the impulse for Pakistan.^[1][10] He is commonly referred to by the honorific Allama^[11] (from Persian: علامہ, romanized: ʿallāma, lit. 'very knowing, most learned').^[12]

Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal محمد اقبال Kt
Iqbal in 1933
Born	Muhammad Iqbal 9 November 1877 Sialkot, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	21 April 1938 (aged 60) Lahore, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Resting place	Tomb of Allama Iqbal, Hazuri Bagh, Lahore
Nationality	British Indian
Education	Scotch Mission College (F.A.) Government College (BA, MA) University of Cambridge (BA) University of Munich (PhD)
Notable work	Bang-e-Dara,Tarana-e-Milli, The Secrets of the Self, The Secrets of Selflessness, Message from the East, Persian Psalms, Javid Nama, Sare Jahan se Accha (more works)