The 20th death anniversary of renowned painter Ahmed Saeed Nagi is being observed today.

He was born on February 2, 1916, in Amritsar. He received his education in Amritsar, Lahore, Delhi and Paris.

He also participated in the freedom movement from 1944 to 1947. He had the honour of painting a portrait of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah while sitting face-to-face with him.

Ahmed Saeed Nagi's paintings have been exhibited in Paris, London, Lausanne, New York, Zagreb, Tehran, Delhi, Shimla, Lahore and Karachi.

He was awarded the President’s Award for Pride of Performance in recognition of his services.

Ahmed Saeed Nagi passed away in Karachi on this day in 2006.