Akhtar Iqbal is a writer and editor associated with the documentation and preservation of historical narratives from princely India. His work reflects a strong engagement with archival material, memoirs, and first-person accounts that illuminate the social, political, and cultural life of the subcontinent during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
He is best known for his association with Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam: An Account of My Life, a significant autobiographical work that offers rare insight into the life of the former ruler of Bhopal. Through this work, Akhtar Iqbal contributes to making important historical voices accessible to contemporary readers, scholars, and historians.
