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Muhammad Suheyl Umar (born September 18, 1954) (or Sohail Umar) is a scholar of Philosophy and Iqbal from Pakistan. 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.
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Education
M.S. Umar received his classical (school) education at Central Model School, Lahore; Forman Christian College, Lahore; Government College, Lahore; Govt. College, Lahore (BA, English, Philosophy); (MA, English). He also acquired Arabic, Persian and traditional Islamic Sciences (Arabic, Persian, Tajwid and Hifz).
Further studies included M. Phil. (Iqbal Studies), Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad and Ph.D. Department of Philosophy. Punjab University Lahore, Topic: Ibn ‘Arabi and Iqbal - Comparative Study of Philosophic Issues.
Affiliations
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.
He is also a member of the Elijah Interfaith Institute Board of World Religious Leaders.
Works
English Books