Eqbal Mehdi

Eqbal Mehdi (1 April 1946, Amroha, British India – 19 May 2008, Karachi, Pakistan) was a Pakistani painter artist. He is famous for his pen drawings.

Early life

Eqbal Mehdi was born to Syed Mir Ali, in Amroha, then British India (now India) which was also the native place of Jon Elia and Sadequain.[1]

He migrated to Pakistan from Amroha in the early 1960s with his family remaining in India. His brother would later join him.

Art career

Eqbal Mehdi was a self-taught artist. He has taught many people the art of painting in India and Pakistan. Mustajab Shelle of Amroha, India and Siraj Uddun Dehlvi of Pakistan are his students. He joined Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Sibte Hassan's magazine, Lail o Nahar, and also did illustrations for another magazine, Sab Rang.[1][2]

Art exhibits

Death

Eqbal Mehdi died in Karachi on 19 May 2008[4] after suffering from heart and liver disease. Eqbal Mehdi left behind a wife, a daughter and a son named Farhan.

Awards

References
  1. Honouring Eqbal Mehdi Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 December 2009, Retrieved 11 July 2019
  2. Eqbal Mehdi on artnet.com website Retrieved 11 July 2019
  3. Profile of Eqbal Mehdi on cliftonartgallery.com website Retrieved 11 July 2019
  4. Death Anniversary of Artist Eqbal Mehdi being observed today AbbTakk TV News website, Published 19 May 2017, Retrieved 11 July 2019
  5. Eqbal Mehdi's Art Exhibition For A Greater Cause ARY Digital TV News website, Published 6 September 2018, Retrieved 11 July 2019


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