Emad al-Kottab explained

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.

References

  1. Book: Nūr Muḥammadī, Mahdī . مشاهیر قزوین . Saye Gostar . 2010 . 978-964-7536-86-8 . 3rd . 63–74 . fa . Notable people of Qazvin.