Full Name | Syed Sadeqain Ahmed Naqvi |
Date of Birth | 30 June 1930 |
Place of Birth | Amroha, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Date of Death | 10 February 1987 |
Place of Death | Karachi, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Known For | Calligraphy, Painting, Murals, Poetry |
Awards | Nishan-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance |
Notable Works | Around 15,000 paintings |
Art Movement | Hurufiyya movement |
Notable Influence | Transformed calligraphy into a mainstream art form, influencing subsequent generations of Pakistani artists |
Early Life | Born into a family of calligraphers, migrated to Pakistan during the 1947 partition |
Artistic Training | Joined the Progressive Writers’ and Artists Movement, spent time in Paris honing skills |
Poetry Style | Wrote rubāʿiyāt in the style of Omar Khayyam and Sarmad Kashani |
Medium of Work | Primarily known for his iconic Urdu calligraphy style |
Contributions | Pioneer in bringing calligraphy into mainstream art, part of the broader Hurufiyya movement |