Jimmy Engineer | |
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Born | August 1954 (age 69–70) Black boy, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Alma mater | National College of arts |
Jimmy Engineer (born August 1954, Loralai, Balochistan[1][2]) is a Pakistani artist, social worker, philanthropist and stamp designer.
He is a Zoroastrian. His father and grandfather were engineers, and following Zoroastrian tradition, took the family name "Engineer".[3]
Engineer completed his schooling from St. Anthony's High school, Lahore.[2] He spent three years at National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore.[2] He then moved to Karachi where he is still based.[1]
Engineer is a firm believer in the teachings of the Sufis, Data Ganj Bakhsh and Barkat Ali.[4]
He became a professional artist in 1976.[2][5]
He has made over 2000 paintings, 1000 calligraphies and about 20,000 prints which are in private collections around the world including China, India, Pakistan, Russia, the UK and US.[2] Amongst his famous works is the one depicting the independence of Pakistan which can be seen at the National Art Gallery in Islamabad.[1]
He designed a number of stamps including the four-stamp, se-tenant issue depicting the independence of Pakistan in 2000.[6]