Draft:Sheikh Mohammad Iqbal

Sheikh Mohammad Iqbal is an Indian historian of Islam and a former archaeologist. He is also considered an authority on the early history of Saudi Arabia. Iqbal worked as a professor, principal, and Director of the Department of Libraries, Research, Museums, and Archaeology in the Jammu & Kashmir Government. His directorship is noted for having discovered and excavated the tomb of Malik Saifuddin (Suhabhatta), the prime minister of Sultan Sikandar. He also served as a Fulbright-Hays Senior Scholar to the United States of America.