Explanation

• Delivered Presidential Address at 25th All-India Muslim League session, Allahabad, 29 December 1930.
• Allama Iqbal (1877–1938) is the National Poet of Pakistan.
• Joined Muslim League: 1908 in London, 1922 in Indian subcontinent.

Additional information:

• Born: 9 November 1877, Sialkot
• Died: 21 April 1938, Lahore
• Burial: Tomb of Allama Iqbal, Lahore
• Known as “Mufakkir-e-Pakistan” (Thinker of Pakistan) and “Shair-e-Mashriq” (Poet of the East).

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Explanation

• Allama Muhammad Iqbal presented his famous Allahabad Address on 29 December 1930, during the 25th session of the All-India Muslim League.
• In his address, he proposed the consolidation of Muslim-majority areas in northwestern India into a Muslim state.

Additional information:

• He is known as the National Poet of Pakistan.
• He was born on 9 November 1877, in Sialkot.
• He was died on 21 April 1938, in Lahore.
• His tomb is located near the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore.

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Explanation

• Allama Iqbal received the title of Sir in 1922 in Lahore.
• He was knighted by King George V for his contributions to literature.

Note: According to SPSC, 1923 is the correct answer.

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Explanation

• Full Name: Sir Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal
• Title: Allama (meaning "very knowing" or "learned"), Poet of the East (Shair-e-Mashriq)
• Date of Birth: November 9, 1877
• Place of Birth: Sialkot, Punjab

Additional information 

• Father: Sheikh Noor Muhammad
• Mother: Imam Bibi
• Received PhD: Germany
• Famous books: Bang-e-Dara, Zarb-i-Kalim, Armughan-e-Hijaz
• Famous Punjabi Books/Poem: Piyaara Jedi, Baba Bakri Wala
• Died: 21 April 1938
• Burial: Badshahi Mosque in Lahore

Explanation

• Allama Muhammad Iqbal is known as the Poet of the East (Shair-e-Mashriq).
• He is regarded as the National Poet of Pakistan.

Additional information:

• Born: 9 November 1877, Sialkot
• Father: Sheikh Noor Muhammad
• Mother: Imam Bibi
• PhD: Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany (1908)
• Died: 21 April 1938
• Burial Place: Badshahi Mosque, Lahore

Last verified on 10-07-2026