Nasreddin Murat-Khan

Nasreddin Murat-Khan
Насреддин Муратханов (Russian)
نصر الدین مراد خان (Urdu)
Nasruddin Muratxan (Kumyk)
Murat-Khan's portrait
Murat-Khan in 1962
Born1904 (1904)
Died15 October 1970 (aged 65–66)
Resting placeNew Elahi Park, Misri Shah Cemetery, Lahore
31°35′9″N 74°19′58″E / 31.58583°N 74.33278°E / 31.58583; 74.33278
NationalityRussian (1907–1950)
Pakistani (1950–1970)
EducationCivil engineering
Architecture
Notable workMinar-e-Pakistan
Gaddafi Stadium
Spouse
Hamida Akmut
(m. 1944⁠–⁠1970)
ChildrenPari Murat-Khan, Zeynab Ozbek, Maryam Murat-Khan, Mesme Tomason, Meral Murat-Khan (daughters)
Awards Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
(1963)

Nasreddin Murat-Khan[a] TI (1904 – 15 October 1970) was a Russian-born Pakistani architect and civil engineer. He is renowned for designing the iconic national monument, the Minar-e-Pakistan.[1][2][3] He was also the architect of the Gaddafi Stadium and several other notable buildings and structures.


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  1. ^ Jafari 2010
  2. ^ Dawn 2009
  3. ^ Nai Baat 2013

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