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Mumtaz Hussain (1954 - ), artist, filmmaker, graphic designer, was born in Jhang, Pakistan, where he also began his education. Jhang is the center for Sufi culture in Pakistan, so Hussain was immersed in Sufi culture during his childhood. Hussain's early artistic education was informed by the medieval Indian figurative tradition. In 1981, he was admitted into the prestigious National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore. NCA has produced many now famous contemporary Pakistani artists. During his time there, Hussain won the National Poster Competition, a coveted and highly selective award. Upon graduation, he was commissioned to construct a seventy-foot mural in Lahore's town center; he was also commissioned to decorate the Sheikh Zaid bin Sultan Palace, an architectural landmark in Karachi, under his instructors' supervision.
Hussain left Pakistan for London in 1981 to study European art forms. In 1988, he moved to New York to pursue graphic design at the School of Visual Art where his teachers included Milton Glaser, a world renown graphic designer and illustrator. Hussain also studied figure drawing and painting at the Art Students League of New York. His European and American art education introduced him to Cubism and Impressionism, which had a deep influence on his work. New York's multicultural atmosphere also helped Hussain develop a unique fusion of multiple customs and sources of inspiration, drawing on Eastern and Western styles both traditional and modern.
Maulana Tariq Jameel (Urdu: مولانا طارق جمیل) (born 1953) is an Islamic scholar from Pakistan. His native town is Tulambah near Mian Channu. His father was an agriculturist who belonged to the Muslim Rajputs community.[citation needed]
Tariq Jameel was born and raised in Mian Channu. In his childhood he lived a relatively modest life but religion was not a major part of his life and his family in particular. It wasn't until he pursued his M.B.B.S. in Lahore that his focus shifted towards Islam. After completing his Higher Secondary School education (a.k.a. F.Sc in some regions of Pakistan) in pre-medical (equivalent to A 'levels') from Government College, Lahore, he took admission in King Edward Medical College in Lahore. He intended to do his M.B.B.S., but he soon switched to Islamic education. He then went on to receive Islamic education from Jamia Arabia, Raiwind (near Lahore), Pakistan where he studied Quran, Hadith, Sharia, Tasawwuf, logic and Fiqh.[citation needed]
His proclivity towards Islam grew during hostel life in Lahore and can mainly be attributed to the group members of Tablighi Jamaat who he became friends with during his college life.[citation needed]