Abdur Rahman Chughtai

Abdur Rahman Chughtai (21 September 1894 – 17 January 1975) was a Pakistani painter, artist, and intellectual, regarded as the national artist of Pakistan. He is accredited with establishing a distinctive painting style called the 'Chughtai Style', influenced by Mughal and Persian art, miniature painting, Art Nouveau and Islamic art traditions. He is considered to be 'the first significant modern Muslim artist from Pakistan', He was given the title of Khan Bahadur by the British Empire in British India in 1934, awarded Pakistan's Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award in 1960, and the Pride of Performance Award in 1958 by the President of Pakistan.