Still perfecting the art of khat


By Zieman

Sulaiman is proud that his elegant cursive Jawi calligraphy of the words Bank Negara is on all ringgit notes.

Sulaiman Awang’s elegant cursive Jawi calligraphy is on all Malaysian ringgit notes.

“That golden opportunity came to me in 1997. Someone by the name of Haji Mohamad asked me to submit my calligraphy work for the Malaysian currency note.

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