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

	==Early life==		==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]]~~.<ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/923684 Honouring Eqbal Mehdi] Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 December 2009, Retrieved 11 July 2019</ref>		Eqbal Mehdi was born to Syed Mir Ali, in [[Amroha]], then [[British India]] (now [[India]]).<ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/923684 Honouring Eqbal Mehdi] Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 December 2009, Retrieved 11 July 2019</ref> Mehdi and his brother moved to Pakistan during the late 1950s.<ref name=dailytimes>{{cite news \|title=Renowned artist Iqbal Mehdi passes away \|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C20%5Cstory_20-5-2008_pg12_8 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622115400/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C20%5Cstory_20-5-2008_pg12_8 \|access-date=28 November 2021 \|work=Daily Times \|date=20 May 2008 \|archive-date=22 June 2008}}</ref>

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

	==Art career==		==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''.<ref name=~~Dawn~~/><ref>[http://www.artnet.com/artists/eqbal-mehdi/ Eqbal Mehdi on artnet.com website] Retrieved 11 July 2019</ref>		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 was an artist for ''Lail o Nahar'', and also did illustrations for another magazine, ''Sab Rang''.<ref name=dailytimes/><ref>[http://www.artnet.com/artists/eqbal-mehdi/ Eqbal Mehdi on artnet.com website] Retrieved 11 July 2019</ref>

	==Art exhibits==		==Art exhibits==
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	==Death==		==Death==
	Eqbal Mehdi died in Karachi on 19 May 2008<ref name=AbbTakk>[https://abbtakk.tv/en/233485-2death-anniversary-of-artist-eqbal-mehdi-being-observed-today/ Death Anniversary of Artist Eqbal Mehdi being observed today] AbbTakk TV News website, Published 19 May 2017, Retrieved 11 July 2019</ref> ~~after suffering~~ from heart ~~and liver~~ disease. ~~Eqbal Mehdi left behind a wife, a daughter~~ and ~~a son named Farhan~~.		Eqbal Mehdi died in Karachi on 19 May 2008<ref name=AbbTakk>[https://abbtakk.tv/en/233485-2death-anniversary-of-artist-eqbal-mehdi-being-observed-today/ Death Anniversary of Artist Eqbal Mehdi being observed today] AbbTakk TV News website, Published 19 May 2017, Retrieved 11 July 2019</ref> from liver and heart disease. He was married and had two children.<ref name=dailytimes/>

	==Awards==		==Awards==
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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [http://cliftonartgallery.com/artist/eqbal-mehdi Eqbal mehdi paintings]		* [http://cliftonartgallery.com/artist/eqbal-mehdi Eqbal mehdi paintings]

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

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'''Eqbal Mehdi''' (1 April 1946, [[Amroha]], [[British India]] – 19 May 2008, [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]) was a Pakistani [[Painter (artist)|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]].<ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/923684 Honouring Eqbal Mehdi] Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 December 2009, Retrieved 11 July 2019</ref>

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''.<ref name=Dawn/><ref>[http://www.artnet.com/artists/eqbal-mehdi/ Eqbal Mehdi on artnet.com website] Retrieved 11 July 2019</ref>

==Art exhibits==
* [[Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi]] solo exhibit back in 1969<ref>[http://cliftonartgallery.com/artist/eqbal-mehdi/ Profile of Eqbal Mehdi on cliftonartgallery.com website] Retrieved 11 July 2019</ref>

==Death==
Eqbal Mehdi died in Karachi on 19 May 2008<ref name=AbbTakk>[https://abbtakk.tv/en/233485-2death-anniversary-of-artist-eqbal-mehdi-being-observed-today/ Death Anniversary of Artist Eqbal Mehdi being observed today] AbbTakk TV News website, Published 19 May 2017, Retrieved 11 July 2019</ref> after suffering from heart and liver disease. Eqbal Mehdi left behind a wife, a daughter and a son named Farhan.

==Awards==
* [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]]<ref name=Dawn/><ref>[https://arydigital.tv/eqbal-mehdi-exhibition/https://arydigital.tv/eqbal-mehdi-exhibition/ Eqbal Mehdi's Art Exhibition For A Greater Cause] ARY Digital TV News website, Published 6 September 2018, Retrieved 11 July 2019</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://cliftonartgallery.com/artist/eqbal-mehdi Eqbal mehdi paintings]

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