Islamic calligraphy expert bags Maulidur Rasul award

Honoured: Najib presenting the award to Mohammed Yusof at the Putra Mosque in Putrajaya as (from left) Dr Ahmad Zahid, Jamil and Jakim director-general Tan Sri Othman Mustapa look on.

PUTRAJAYA: A lifelong love of Islamic calligraphy has led expert Mohammed Yusof Abu Bakar to be chosen as the recipient of the premier award (Anugerah Perfana) for this year’s national Maulidur Rasul awards.

Mohammed Yusof, 86, who served as an education officer with the Islamic Studies Department of the Education Ministry, was recognised for his work as one of the pioneers in the Islamic calligraphy (khat) in Malaysia.