University of the Punjab.

Prof. Dr. Baseera Ambreen is a renowned expert on Allama Muhammad Iqbal and a distinguished scholar of Urdu literature, researcher, and academic administrator with nearly three decades of experience in higher education. She currently serves as Director of the Institute of Urdu Language and Literature at Oriental College, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Holding a PhD in Urdu, she has extensive experience in teaching, supervising MPhil and PhD scholars, and mentoring postdoctoral researchers in Urdu. A gold medalist in Urdu, she also holds a master’s degree in Persian and has academic qualifications in Arabic and Hindi.
Her areas of specialization include Iqbal Studies, Ghalib Studies, classical Urdu poetry, literary criticism, and translation. She has previously served as Director of Iqbal Academy Pakistan, Chairperson of the Iqbal Chair at the University of the Punjab, and Director of the Centre for Promotion of Urdu Language and Translation at the University of the Punjab. She has also served as Chief Editor of Iqbaliyat and Iqbal Review, the research journals of Iqbal Academy Pakistan. Currently, she serves as Chief Editor of Bazyaft and Editor of Makhzan, the journal of Quaid-e-Azam Library, Lahore.
Prof. Dr. Baseera Ambreen has authored numerous books, including Tazminat-e-Iqbal, Maqāyisa-e-Armughān-e-Hijaz, Muhassanaat-e-Sher-e-Iqbal, Iqbal, Wujood-e-Zan aur Tasawwur-e-Kainat, and Iqbal ka Naghma-e-Shauq. Her scholarly contributions also include more than one hundred research articles. She has presented her research at national and international conferences and has served on the Boards of Studies and Selection Boards of prominent academic institutions, as well as on the governing bodies of important national organizations.
Through her scholarship, editorial leadership, and academic service, Prof. Dr. Baseera Ambreen has made significant contributions to Urdu literary studies and the advancement of Iqbal Studies. Her work continues to illuminate the intellectual and philosophical legacy of Allama Muhammad Iqbal and its enduring relevance to contemporary thought and culture.