Back إقبال مسيح Arabic Iqbal Masih Catalan Iqbal Masih Danish Iqbal Masih German Ικμπάλ Μασίχ Greek Iqbal Masih Spanish Iqbal Masih Basque اقبال مسیح Persian Iqbal Masih French Իքբալ Մասիհ Armenian
Iqbal Masih | |
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اقبال مسیح | |
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| Born | 1 January 1983 |
| Died | 16 April 1995 (aged 12) Muridke, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Organization | Bandhua Mukti Morcha (BMM) |
| Known for | Abolitionism |
| Awards | Reebok Human Rights Award (1994) World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child (2000, posthumous) Tamgha-e-Shujaat by the Government of Pakistan (2022, posthumous). |
Iqbal Masih (Punjabi: اقبال مسیح; 1 January 1983 – 16 April 1995) was a Pakistani Christian child labourer and activist who campaigned against abusive child labour in Pakistan.
He was assassinated on 16 April 1995. On 23 March 2022 (Pakistan Day), he was posthumously awarded the Tamgha-e-Shujaat by the government of Pakistan.[1][2]
- ^ "President confers civil awards on prominent citizens, foreign nationals". The Express Tribune. 24 March 2022.
- ^ "CONFERMENT OF PAKISTAN CIVIL AWARDS" (PDF). Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan.