He is maternally a grandson of the renowned poet and literary scholar Allama Iqbal and nephew of of Lahore, from the prominent "Mian" family of Lahore, Pakistan.
He is maternally a grandson of the renowned poet and literary scholar Allama Iqbal and nephew of Javid Iqbal. His paternal grandfather, Mian Amiruddin, was the first Muslim Lord Mayor of Lahore, from the prominent "Mian" family of Lahore, Pakistan.