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'''Eqbal Mehdi''' (1 April 1946, [[Amroha]], [[British India]] &ndash; 19 May 2008, [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]) was a Pakistani [[Painter (artist)|painter artist]]. He is famous for his pen drawings.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
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><br />
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==Art career==<br />
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><br />
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==Art exhibits==<br />
* [[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><br />
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==Death==<br />
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/><br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[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><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://cliftonartgallery.com/artist/eqbal-mehdi Eqbal mehdi paintings]<br />
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