| Office: | Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University |
| Order: | 16th |
| Predecessor: | Hari Narain |
| Successor: | R.P. Rastogi |
| Appointer: | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Termstart: | 19 October 1981 |
| Termend: | 29 April 1985 |
Iqbal Narain (1930–1996) was an Indian academician, social scientist, and the 16th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University.[1] [2] He was the chief editor of Political Science Review, member of several government committees, and wrote articles in Economic and Political Weekly.[3] He has also served as the Vice-chancellor of University of Rajasthan.[4] Narain died in 1996.[5]