Biography of saeed akhtar
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Saeed Akhtar
Pakistani portrait painter
Saeed Akhtar (Urdu: سعىد اختتر) (born 1938) is a Pakistani portrait painter. He has received the Sitara-e-Imtiaz Award from the President of Pakistan.[1][2]
Early life and career
Saeed Akhtar was born in Ghakhar, Punjab, British India in 1938.
His father Fazal Karim was an Education instructor for the British Indian Army and provided his services in Quetta, Pakistan. So his family moved there when he was still very young. His father was an Urdu language teacher.[1] Saeed Akhtar graduated from National College of Arts, Lahore where he studied art from the famous Pakistani artist Shakir Ali.[1][2] Akhtar's recent students include Pakistani artist Mahmood Hayat and R M Naeem.
Biography of saeed akhtar
he also studied figure drawing from Italy.
After graduating from National Council of Arts in Lahore, Akhtar joined its teaching staff. His major commission from this time was his portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah do