| Noori Nastaliq™
Mr Ahmed Mirza Jamil conceived a unique system of ligatures which led to the
successful invention of computerized Urdu calligraphy named Noori
Nastaliq.
Replacing the outmoded system of joints used in type-setting of Urdu and thereby retaining
the elegance and beauty of the written language with Nastaliq Script.
Each ligature was calligraphically designed by Mr Ahmed Mirza Jamil so as to make it
suitable for feeding it into the memory of a Computer.
He has been awarded with TAMGHA-I-IMTIAZ by government of Pakistan in
1982.
Mr Ahmed Mirza Jamil is the owner of the
Noori Nastaliq typeface. Agfa Monotype
Corporation holds copyright to the Noori Nastaliq digital
font data. Noori Nastaliq is a trademark of The
Monotype Corporation.
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