Askari Mian Irani (1940–2004) was a Pakistani painter.
Early life and education In 1967, Askari Mian Irani received a diploma in Commercial Design from the Mayo School of Arts. now called National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore.NCA and Stamp Design, Exhibition Souvenir, Lahore 2000 p. 16
Career He worked in the advertising industry until 1976. Later he became disillusioned with the nature of his job and decided to return to his first passion - painting. Irani was part of the NCA faculty from 1976 to 1999.
Painting exhibits He exhibited in over 20 solo and group shows.
Stamp design Irani designed two stamps (40 paisas and 85 paisas) of the Third Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) (1981) issue.
Commemorative postage stamp On 14 August 2006, Pakistan Post issued a Rs. 40 sheetlet of stamps to posthumously honour 10 Pakistani painters. Besides Askari Mian Irani, the other nine painters were: Laila Shahzada, Zubeida Agha, Sadequain, Ali Imam, Shakir Ali, Anna Molka Ahmed, Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Ahmed Pervez and Bashir Mirza.Pakistan Post honours deceased artists The News International (newspaper), Published 10 August 2006, Retrieved 27 July 2020
Awards and recognition Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (2002)Askari Mian Irani's award info on Dawn (newspaper) Published 24 March 2002, Retrieved 7 May 2020
References
External links Ten Great Painters Stamps by Pakistan Post