Masoud Nejabati
1967– · Tehran
- Calligraphers
- Living
Masoud Nejabati was born in 1967 (1346 in the Iranian calendar). He studied graphic design at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Tehran and, at the same time, studied calligraphy in theory and practice at the Iranian Calligraphers Association, where he completed the advanced course; he later took a master's degree in graphic design at the Tehran University of Art. His work joins Persian calligraphy and typography: posters, logos, book covers and publishing design, much of it for religious and cultural bodies. In 2000 he designed the Persia typeface, published by Bitstream, and in 2001 he wrote a school textbook on calligraphy in graphic design. His awards include a diploma of honour at the first Calligraphy Exhibition of the Islamic World (1997) and prizes at the Tehran Qur'an exhibition and the Iranian graphic design biennial. He has taught in Tehran and Qom since 1996.
Achievements
- Completed the advanced (momtaz) course of the Iranian Calligraphers Association alongside a graphic-design degree at the University of Tehran.
- Designed the 'Persia' typeface (2000), published by Bitstream in the United States.
- Wrote 'Calligraphy in Graphic Design' (Khatt dar grafik, 2001), a textbook for Iran's Ministry of Education, reprinted many times.
- Diploma of honour at the first Calligraphy Exhibition of the Islamic World (1997).
- Graphic designer for the shrine of Imam Reza (Astan Quds Razavi) and Jamkaran Mosque, according to Arabic Wikipedia; received the 'servant of Imam Reza's culture' badge (2011).
- Has taught graphic design and lettering in Tehran and Qom since 1996.
His work
Living artist: his work is still under copyright, so no works are shown.
Write in the tradition this hand shaped.
Open Mashq Studio →Living calligraphers you can buy from — signed originals on paper, from AED 550: Anwar Alhulwani (Thuluth) · Ahmed Alhawary (Jali Thuluth, Naskh) · Rasha Kasim (Kufi).
Sources
- Persian Wikipedia: born 1346 SH, Tehran University, Iranian Calligraphers Association advanced course, Persia font 2000, textbook 2001, awards list, teaching since 1375 SH fa.wikipedia.org
- Arabic Wikipedia: graphic designer for the Razavi shrine and Jamkaran ar.wikipedia.org
- Wikidata: born 1967, Tehran wikidata.org
Written by the MASHQ studio · last updated 2026-10-05. Further reading, the standard references in English: Sheila S. Blair, Islamic Calligraphy (Edinburgh University Press, 2006) · Annemarie Schimmel, Calligraphy and Islamic Culture (New York University Press, 1984) · Yasin Hamid Safadi, Islamic Calligraphy (Thames and Hudson, 1978).