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.
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