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Sadequain
Sign in to saveSyed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi () (30 June 1930 10 February 1987), and often referred to as Sadequain Naqqash, was a historical Pakistani artist and poet best known for his skills as a calligrapher and a painter. He is considered one of the finest painters and calligraphers Pakistan has ever produced, having painted around 15000 paintings. He is also recognised as the only artist in Pakistan to have received all four civilian awards such as the Nishan-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, and Pride of Performance.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1930
- Died
- 1987-02-10
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Tāzah rubā'iyāt-i Ṣādiqain Naqqāsh
- Sadequain
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Key facts
- Artist.name
- Sadequain Naqqash
- Artist.image
- Sadeqain.png
- Artist.birth_name
- Syed Sadeqain
- Artist.birth_date
- 30 June 1930
- Artist.birth_place
- Amroha, British India
- Artist.death_place
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Artist.resting_place
- Sakhi Hassan Graveyard, Karachi
- Artist.field
- Calligraphy, Painting, Murals, Poetry
- Artist.movement
- Islamic calligraphy; Hurufiyya movement
- Artist.honours
- 20px Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, and Pride of Performance
- Artist.website
- Sadequain Foundation
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 30 June 1923
- Died
- 10 February 1987
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Raj
- Place of birth
- Amroha
- Place of death
- Karachi
- Occupation
- calligrapher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Shia Islam
- Award
- Sitara-i-Imtiaz
- Field of work
- poetry
Article
19 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Medium of work
- Calligraphy
- Murals
- Rubaiyat
- Speaker of truth
- Renaissance of Islamic calligraphy
- Artist
- His works
- List of key works
- Reverence
- Lost paintings
- Auction history
- Death
- Awards, honours and recognition
- Commemorative stamp
- See also
- References
- External links
Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi () (30 June 1930 10 February 1987), and often referred to as Sadequain Naqqash, was a historical Pakistani artist and poet best known for his skills as a calligrapher and a painter. He is considered one of the finest painters and calligraphers Pakistan has ever produced, having painted around 15000 paintings. He is also recognised as the only artist in Pakistan to have received all four civilian awards such as the Nishan-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, and Pride of Performance.
He was also a poet, writing hundreds of rubāʿiyāt in the style of Omar Khayyam and Sarmad Kashani.