Ahmed Mirza Jamil

Ahmed Mirza Jamil (Urdu: احمد مرزا جمیل; 21 February 1921 – 17 February 2014)[1] was a Pakistani calligrapher best known for creation of Noori Nastaleeq style of Nastaliq, which was first created as a digital typeface (font, Noori Nastaliq) in 1981.

[2] 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.

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

[1] This Pakistani biographical article is a stub.