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Muhammad Ali Zahid
1966
Teacher(s)/Instructor(s): Khalid Javed Yousufi, Abdurrahman
Students: Sajjad Khalid, Khalid Mahmood Nefeesi, Hafiz Muhammad Asghar, Noaman Faisal, Amir Kamal, Saleem Haider Saleem, Muhammad Ali Qadari
Inspiration: Abdul Majeed Parveen Raqam, Mustafa Raqam, Azizuddin Rafaey, Hamid Al-Amidi, Hashim Baghdadi, Mustafa Halim
Awards & Acheivements:
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1993, 3rd Prize in Jaly Thuluth, International Competition for Calligraphy, Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture, Istanbul, Turkey.
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1994, 1st Prize, National Competition for Calligraphy, National Council of Arts, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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1995, 1st Prize in both Nastaaliq and Naskh, Syed Babar Ali Foundation, Lahore, Pakistan.
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1996, Solo Exhibition, Shakir Ali Museum, Lahore, Pakistan.
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1998, Special Prize, National Competition for Calligraphy, National Council of Arts, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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2005, Judge International Calligraphy Cometition organized Pakistan Calligraph-Art Guild
2001, Completed Calligraphy of 2 Holy Qurans in Uthmani and Hindi Naskh styles