List of Persian calligraphers
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This is a list of historical and contemporary Persian calligraphers. One of the most influential calligraphers was Mir Ali Tabrizi, known as the creator of Nastaliq, a calligraphic script developed in the 14th-century Iran.[1][2]
Old time Persian calligraphers
[edit]- Ahmad Shamlu
- Ahmad al-Suhrawardi
- Alaeddin Tabrizi
- Baysunghur Mirza
- Ibn Muqla
- Jafar Tabrizi (Baysonqori)
- Marjan Kateb Islami
- Mir Ali Tabrizi
- Mir Emad Hassani
- Mirza Qolam-Reza (Khosh-nevis Bashi)
- Sultan Ali Mashhadi
- Yaqut al-Musta'simi
- Zeinolabedin Mahallati
Contemporary Iranian calligraphers
[edit]- Ali Adjalli (b. 1939) (alternative: Ghorbanali Ajali)
- Golnaz Fathi
- Qorban Ali Ajali Vaseq
- Gholam Hossein Amirkhani
- Keikhosro Khoroush
- Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
- Jalil Rasouli
- Yadollah Kaboli Khansari
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Zakariya, Mohamed (2003). "A Style of Its Own". Calliope. 14 (4) – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ "Nasta'liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy". National Museum of Asian Art. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
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