Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan

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. He was born in Rawalpindi 2 November 1956 and grew up in Karachi Pakistan. He is inspired by famous Turkish calligrapher Hamid Aytaç.     He is known for work in the Arabic calligraphy styles of Khat-e-Sulas and Thuluth.

Awards
Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan won first prize in the First International Arabic Calligraphy Competition organized in Makkah.
 * first prize in the First International Arabic Calligraphy Competition 2012
 * Presidential Pride of Performance تمغائے حسن کارکردگی in Pakistan in 2014.