Ahmed Mirza Jamil

Ahmed Mirza Jamil was a Pakistani calligrapher best known for creation of Noori Nastaliq style of Nastaliq, which was first created as a digital typeface in 1981.

Awards and recognition

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award by the Pakistani government for his 'Invention of National Importance'.
Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa degree awarded by the University of Karachi in recognition of his achievement.

Books

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."

Death

Ahmed Mirza Jamil died on 17 February 2014 at age 92 in Karachi, Pakistan.