Iqbal

Iqbal is the Persian word for "luck". It is a common Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and South Asian name. Sometimes also spelled as Eqbal, Ikbal, or Eghbal.

Iran

 * Eqbal, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province
 * Eqbaliyeh, rural district in Iran
 * Eqbal-e Gharbi Rural District, western provincial district in Qazvin, Iran
 * Eqbal-e Sharqi Rural District, eastern provincial district in Qazvin, Iran
 * Eqbaliyeh Shomareh-ye Yek, district in Isfahan, Iran

Pakistan
Various places named after the national poet Muhammad Iqbal:
 * Iqbal Manzil, mansion, birthplace of Dr. Muhammad Iqbal in the historic city of Sialkot
 * Iqbal Park, park in Lahore, Pakistan
 * Iqbal Stadium, cricket ground in Faisalabad, Pakistan
 * Iqbal Town, Lahore, commercial and residential locality in south-western Lahore
 * Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, Pakistan
 * Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan

Media

 * Eqbal a Persian-language reformist newspaper published in Iran until 2005
 * Iqbal (film), a 2005 Indian film

Given name

 * Eqbal Mehdi (1946–2008), Pakistani carpainter
 * Iqbal Abdulla (born 1989), Indian cricketer
 * Iqbal Ahmed (born 1956), British-Bangladeshi entrepreneur
 * Iqbal Z. Ahmed (born 1946), Pakistani businessman
 * Muhammad Iqbal Bahoo (1944–2012), Pakistani Sufi singer
 * Iqbal Bano (1935–2009), Pakistani singer
 * Iqbal Kazmi, Pakistani human rights activist
 * Iqbal Masih (1983–1995), Pakistani child activist
 * Iqbal Mohamed, Indian photographer
 * Iqbal Qasim (born 1953), Pakistani cricketer
 * Iqbal Siddiqui (born 1974), Indian cricketer
 * Iqbal Singh (academic), Indian-American academic
 * Iqbal Singh (politician) (born 1945), Indian politician
 * Iqbal Theba (born 1963), Pakistani-American television actor
 * Iqbal Wahhab (born 1963), British-Bangladeshi restaurateur

Surname

 * Aftab Iqbal, Pakistani journalist
 * Amer Iqbal, Pakistani theoretical physicist
 * Amjad Iqbal (born 1983), English footballer
 * Ahsan Iqbal (born 1958), Pakistani politician
 * Asif Iqbal (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Dariush Eghbali, Iranian Singer
 * Faisal Iqbal (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer
 * Javed Iqbal (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Imraz Iqbal, Fijian businessman
 * Mohsin Iqbal (born 1983), Indian cricketer
 * Moneeb Iqbal (born 1986), Scottish cricketer
 * Muhammad Iqbal (Allama Iqbal, 1877–1938), Indian poet, philosopher and intellectual
 * Muhammad Saad Iqbal, Pakistani terror suspect
 * Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (born 1952), Bangladeshi scientist, professor and author
 * Muzaffar Iqbal (born 1954), Pakistani-Canadian chemist
 * Nazia Iqbal, Pashto singer
 * Razia Iqbal (born 1962), British journalist and presenter
 * Rao Sikandar Iqbal (1943–2010), former Defence Minister of Pakistan
 * Shahid Iqbal (born 1953), Pakistani Navy admiral
 * Tamim Iqbal (born 1989), Bangladeshi cricketer
 * Waleed Iqbal, Pakistani lawyer
 * Zafar Iqbal (disambiguation), multiple people

Portmanteau

 * Ashcroft v. Iqbal, a 2008 United States Supreme Court case and the related portmanteau Twiqbal

Fictional characters

 * Iqbal Khan, brief character in Dhoom 3, portrayed by Jackie Shroff