EXTREMIST
Javed Iqbal
1961 - 2001

Javed Iqbal
Javed Iqbal Mughal (1961 – 8 October 2001) was a Pakistani serial killer and child molester who confessed to the sexual abuse and murder of 100 young boys, ranging in age from 6 to 16. His victims were strangled, dismembered, and then dissolved in acid to destroy any evidence. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Javed Iqbal is the 247th most popular extremist (up from 251st in 2024), the 102nd most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 114th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Extremist.
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Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Javed Iqbal ranks 247 out of 283. Before him are Marshall Applewhite, Warren Jeffs, Richard Jewell, Zacarias Moussaoui, Joseph Paul Franklin, and Francis Parker Yockey. After him are Abdul Quader Molla, Yang Xinhai, Yolanda Saldívar, Richard B. Spencer, Charles Cullen, and Yvan Colonna.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarshall Applewhite
1931 - 1997
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 241
Warren Jeffs
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 242
Richard Jewell
1962 - 2007
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 243
Zacarias Moussaoui
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 244
Joseph Paul Franklin
1950 - 2013
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 245
Francis Parker Yockey
1917 - 1960
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 246
Javed Iqbal
1961 - 2001
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 247
Abdul Quader Molla
1948 - 2013
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 248
Yang Xinhai
1968 - 2004
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 249
Yolanda Saldívar
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 250
Richard B. Spencer
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 251
Charles Cullen
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 252
Yvan Colonna
1960 - 2022
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 253
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Javed Iqbal ranks 372. Before him are Gilda, Željko Buvač, Luigi De Agostini, Lauren Lane, Piotr Ugrumov, and Atsushi Natori. After him are Tonči Gabrić, Kim Jong Yang, Wally Pfister, Brit Pettersen, Curt Smith, and Lolita Davidovich. Among people deceased in 2001, Javed Iqbal ranks 286. Before him are Lee Cronbach, Pavel Sadyrin, Leonid Ostrovski, Richard Evans Schultes, Stepas Butautas, and Otto Hemele. After him are Olle Håkansson, Madge Adam, Josef Peters, Rufus Thomas, Margaret Scriven, and Otto Stuppacher.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsGilda
SINGER
1961 - 1996
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 367
Željko Buvač
COACH
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 368
Luigi De Agostini
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 369
Lauren Lane
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 370
Piotr Ugrumov
CYCLIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 371
Atsushi Natori
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 372
Javed Iqbal
EXTREMIST
1961 - 2001
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 373
Tonči Gabrić
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 374
Kim Jong Yang
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 375
Wally Pfister
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 376
Brit Pettersen
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 377
Curt Smith
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 378
Lolita Davidovich
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 379
Others Deceased in 2001
Go to all RankingsLee Cronbach
PSYCHOLOGIST
1916 - 2001
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 280
Pavel Sadyrin
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2001
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 281
Leonid Ostrovski
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2001
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 282
Richard Evans Schultes
BIOLOGIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 283
Stepas Butautas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1925 - 2001
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 284
Otto Hemele
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2001
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 285
Javed Iqbal
EXTREMIST
1961 - 2001
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 286
Olle Håkansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 287
Madge Adam
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 288
Josef Peters
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 289
Rufus Thomas
SINGER
1917 - 2001
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 290
Margaret Scriven
TENNIS PLAYER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 291
Otto Stuppacher
RACING DRIVER
1947 - 2001
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 292
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Javed Iqbal ranks 102 out of 217. Before him are Maleeha Lodhi (1952), Shahid Khan (1950), Shaukat Aziz (1949), Shekhar Kapur (1945), Margaret Lockwood (1916), and Raaj Kumar (1926). After him are Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (1973), Valerian Gracias (1900), Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (1950), Asma Jahangir (1952), Bhisham Sahni (1915), and Manorama (1926).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsMaleeha Lodhi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 96
Shahid Khan
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 97
Shaukat Aziz
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 98
Shekhar Kapur
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 99
Margaret Lockwood
ACTOR
1916 - 1990
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 100
Raaj Kumar
ACTOR
1926 - 1996
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 101
Javed Iqbal
EXTREMIST
1961 - 2001
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 102
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 103
Valerian Gracias
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1978
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 104
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 105
Asma Jahangir
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2018
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 106
Bhisham Sahni
WRITER
1915 - 2003
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 107
Manorama
ACTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 108
Among EXTREMISTS In Pakistan
Among extremists born in Pakistan, Javed Iqbal ranks 2. Before him are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (1964). After him are Fazlullah (1974), Baitullah Mehsud (1974), Hakimullah Mehsud (1979), and Ajmal Kasab (1987).
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 1
Javed Iqbal
1961 - 2001
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2
Fazlullah
1974 - 2018
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 3
Baitullah Mehsud
1974 - 2009
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 4
Hakimullah Mehsud
1979 - 2013
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 5
Ajmal Kasab
1987 - 2012
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 6





















































