Ahmed Mirza Jamil | |
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Born | Ahmed Mirza Jamil 21 February 1921 |
Died | 17 February 2014 92) | (aged
Nationality | Pakistani |
Occupation(s) | Printing press operator, Calligrapher |
Known for | Creation of Noori Nastaleeq font of Urdu language |
Awards | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) by the Government of Pakistan (1982) Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa degree awarded by the University of Karachi in recognition of his achievement |
He also wrote a book, 'Revolution in Pakistani Composing' in which he describes the history of his achievement. This is a direct quote from his above book, "In future, Urdu authors will be able to compose their books like the authors of the languages of Roman script. Now, the day a manuscript is ready is the day the publication is ready for printing." [1]
Ahmed Mirza Jamil died on 17 February 2014 at age 92 in Karachi, Pakistan. [1]
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