Ahmed Saeed Nagi

Ahmed Saeed Nagi
Born(1916-02-02)2 February 1916
Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Died1 September 2006(2006-09-01) (aged 90)[1]
Karachi, Pakistan
OccupationPainter artist
Known forbeing the 'official artist' of the Pakistan freedom movement
AwardsPride of Performance Award in 1990[1]

Ahmed Saeed Nagi (Urdu: احمد سعید ناگی) (2 February 1916 – 1 September 2006), was a noted Pakistani painter artist. He was known as the 'official artist' of the Pakistan freedom movement.[1]

Having a portrait made by Nagi became a trademark for top politicians since Nagi made the first portrait of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, (the founder of Pakistan). A person who believed in universality, he was known for his friendship with the late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, which was partly the reason he never painted a portrait of Zia-ul-Haq.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Profile of Ahmed Saeed Nagi on Dawn (newspaper) Published 2 September 2006, Retrieved 7 October 2020
  2. ^ Saeed Nagi dies The News International (newspaper), Published 2 September 2006, Retrieved 7 October 2020