Name: Sultan Maqtari
Date of Birth: (1962) Aden, Yemen
Current Occupation: Arabic Type Designer
Studies and Main Works :

• The first to computerize Musnad (Old South Arabian Writing System) in the International Code, Unicode. Linguistic Department, University of California 2007
• Developed more than (90) Arabic text , Headlines, Display and web Font, 2000-2012
• Author of the book ‘‘Sultan’s Fonts’’, 2009
• Developed a “Naskh” typeface that simulates Quran publishing and literary works, 2008-2011
• Taught Graphics in several institutes, such as CISCO, New Horizons, Balfaqih
• Created many digital art/paintings (displayed in personal website, Flicker, and Facebook)
• Study : ‘‘A window on Designing an Arabic Typeface’’ 2011
• Study : ‘‘Developing Digital Ruq’ah: An Innovative way in Arabic Typography’’ 2012Most Important Awards:
• Certificate from Aden University for designing Old South Arabian script (Musnad) , 2006
• 1st place prize winner in the ‘Text Category’ in Linotype´s 1st Arabic Type Design Contest, Dubai, 2006
• 2nd place prize in the ‘Headlines Category’ in Linotype´s 1st Arabic Type Design Contest, Dubai, 2006
• Medal of the Fourth Forum for Arabic calligraphy in Sharjah (2010)
• Certificate from King Fahd Glorious Qur’an Printing Complex Forum for the World-Renowned Qur’an Calligraphers, al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, 2011Most Important Conferences and Participations:
• Dubai: Arabic Calligraphy and Typography Conference (American University - Dubai) 2006
• California: the inclusion of South Arabian script (Musnad) in the standard international code (Language Department, University of California (2007) via correspondence along with field research.
• Sharjah: The Fourth Forum, ‘Art of Arabic Calligraphy’ (2010) solo exhibition of ten digital art works
• Sharjah: The Fourth Forum, ‘Art of Arabic Calligraphy’ (2010) presentation for developing Arabic fonts
• Medina: King Fahd Complex for the Holy Quran’s most famous calligraphers in the world (2011) two workshops about developing Arabic fonts.