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Allama Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
Biography
Allama Iqbal was a poet, philosopher, and politician, widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He is the national poet of Pakistan, often called 'Poet of the East'.
Major Achievements
Proposed the concept of a separate Muslim state in his 1930 Allahabad Address
Author of Bang-e-Dara, Bal-e-Jibril, and Zarb-i Kalim
National Poet of Pakistan