Ismat Iqbal

{{short description|Pakistani actress (b. 1965)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Ismat Iqbal

| native_name =

| birth_name = Ismat Iqbal

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1965|09|26}}

| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

| years_active =

• 1977–1999
• 2013–present

| occupation = Actress

| relatives =

| nationality = Pakistani

| spouse =

| alma_mater = University of Karachi

}}

Ismat Iqbal ({{langx|ur|{{nq|عصمت اقبال}}}}) is a Pakistani television actress. She has appeared as child and later lead actress in classic serials aired on PTV Home during 1970-1990.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ptvold.com/p/list-of-actors.html|title=List of Actors of PTV|website=Pakistan Television Corporation|access-date=2019-05-25|archive-date=2019-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414193119/https://www.ptvold.com/p/list-of-actors.html|url-status=dead}}

Currently, she is active in television industry playing role of mother on different serials airing on different networks. Her most recent appearance include Aik Larki Aam Si as Minhaj's mother and Ranjha Ranjha Kardi as Noori's mother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ptvold.com/2018/07/ismat-iqbal-actor-ptv-old.html|title=Ismat Iqbal {{!}} Actor|website=PTV Old|access-date=2019-06-19|archive-date=2019-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619170341/https://www.ptvold.com/2018/07/ismat-iqbal-actor-ptv-old.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oyeyeah.com/celebrity/im-playing-difficult-character-life-bhola-imran-ashraf-next/|title="I'm playing the most difficult character of my life as Bhola," Imran Ashraf on his next|date=2018-10-02|website=Oyeyeah|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://celebdhaba.com/ranjha-ranjha-kardi-revolves-around-brave-beautiful-idealist-noor-bano/|title=Ranjha Ranjha Kardi revolves around the brave, beautiful and idealist Noor Bano.|last=Staff|first=CelebDhaba|date=2018-11-05|website=Celebdhaba|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-19|archive-date=2020-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805161129/https://celebdhaba.com/ranjha-ranjha-kardi-revolves-around-brave-beautiful-idealist-noor-bano/|url-status=dead}}

She was introduced to Pakistan Television by Director Bakhtiyar Ahmed.{{fact|date=December 2023}}