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Ustad Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan (Urdu استاد شفیق الزماں خان a famous Pakistani calligrapher and head of restoring art at Masjid an-Nabawi the second holiest site of Muslims in the world.[1] He is famous for Arabic calligraphy Khat-e-Sulas Thuluth.[2] He was born in Rawalpindi 2 November 1956 and grew up in Karachi Pakistan.[3]

PP Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan
Born	Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan 2 November 1956 Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
Nationality	Pakistani
Known for	Calligraphy,Khat-e-Sulas Thuluth.
Movement	Islamic calligraphy;

He is inspired by famous Turkish calligrapher Hamid Aytaç.[4][5][6][7][8]

Calligraphy
Arabic Chinese Georgian Indian Islamic Japanese Korean Mongolian Persian Tibetan Vietnamese Western
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Awards

• first prize in the First International Arabic Calligraphy Competition 2012

Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan won first prize in the First International Arabic Calligraphy Competition organized in Makkah.[9]

• Presidential Pride of Performance تمغائے حسن کارکردگی in Pakistan in 2014.[10]

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