Muhammad Suheyl Umar is a scholar of Philosophy and Iqbal from Pakistan.
Education
Master of Surgery Umar received his classical (school) education at Central Model School, Lahore. Forman Christian College, Lahore. Government College, Lahore.
Government
College, Lahore (Bachelor, English, Philosophy). (Master of Arts, English). He also acquired Arabic, Persian and traditional Islamic Sciences (Arabic, Persian, Tajwid and Hifz).
Further studies included Master of Philosophy (Iqbal Studies), Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad and Doctor of Philosophy Department of Philosophy.
Punjab University Lahore, Topic: Ibn ‘Arabi and Iqbal - Comparative Study of Philosophic Issues.
Career
He was the Director of Iqbal Academy Pakistan from 13 June 1997 to 17 September 2014. He had also been Administrator, Aiwan-e-Iqbal from 2002 to 2010, when Nadeem Iqbal Abbasi then Joint Secretary, Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Culture, took over as Administrator from him. He was a consultant to Suhail Academy, a publishing enterprise.
Since 1984 he worked with the Iqbal Academy Pakistan, a government research institution for the works and teachings of Iqbal.
Deputy Director (Academics), Iqbal Academy Pakistan, 1993-1997 Director, Iqbal Academy Pakistan, 1997-2014 Administrator, Aiwan-e-Iqbal Complex, 2002-2010.
Membership
He is also a member of the Elijah Interfaith Institute Board of World Religious Leaders.
