[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler,[2] he first played for the Hong Kong cricket team in 2000.

[3] Born in Sialkot in 1972,[2] Jawaid Iqbal first represented Hong Kong at cricket in the 2000 ACC Trophy in the UAE.

[3] In April 2005, he made his first-class debut, playing against the UAE in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup.

[5] He played an ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament match against Malaysia later in the year.

[1] Iqbal coached the Hong Kong national under-19 cricket team at the 2019 ACC Under-19 Eastern Region tournament.