Jimmy Engineer

Jimmy Engineer
Born	August 1954 (age 69–70) Balochistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Alma mater	National College of arts

Jimmy Engineer (born August 1954, Loralai, Balochistan^[1]) 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".^[2]

Early life and education

Engineer completed his schooling from St. Anthony's High school, Lahore. He spent three years at National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore.^[3] He then moved to Karachi where he is still based.^[1]

Beliefs

Engineer is a firm believer in the teachings of the Sufis, Data Ganj Bakhsh and Barkat Ali.^[4]

Artist

He became a professional artist in 1976.^[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. Amongst his famous works is the one depicting the independence of Pakistan which can be seen at the National Art Gallery in Islamabad.^[1]

Stamp design

He designed a number of stamps including the four-stamp, se-tenant issue depicting the independence of Pakistan in 2000.^[6]

Honours and awards

2009: Honorary citizen of Houston, Texas.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Painting of Jimmy Engineer" Parsi Khabar. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ Karkabi, Barbara. "Zoroastrian artist shares his religion through his art". Houston Chronicle. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
^ "Jimmy Engineer". SAGA Foundation. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ "Jimmy Engineer calls for reverting to ‘sufism’". The News International. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
^ Personality of the Week: Jimmy Engineer Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 August 2010.
^ NCA and Stamp Design, Exhibition Souvenir, Lahore 2000 Pg 19
^ "Jimmy Engineer appointed honorary citizen of Houston". Brecorder. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2024.