Mirza Mohammad Hussein Seifi Qazvini | |
Native Name: | محمد حسین سیفی قزوینی |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Other Names: | Emad al-Kottab |
Birth Date: | 16 April 1861 |
Death Date: | 17 July 1936 |
Death Place: | Qazvin |
Burial Place: | Imamzadeh Abdollah, Ray |
Nationality: | Iranian |
Mirza Mohammad Hussein Seifi Qazvini, better known as Emad al-Kottab was an Iranian calligrapher best known for being a member of the Punishment Committee.
He is credited with writing the calligraphic pieces on the Tomb of Ferdowsi and Dar ul-Funun, among other places.
He died on 17 July 1936, and was buried in Imamzadeh Abdollah, Ray.[1]
His role was played by Jamshid Mashayekhi in the popular Iranian series Hezar Dastan.