Sheikh Yamani Medallion

The Academy's consultant and master-calligrapher, Mr Rasheed Butt of Islamabad, completed the design of the Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani Medallion. The first awards were made by Dr Mai Yamani in London on 17 June 2008.

The medallion was struck at Lahore in July 2007 and is funded by HE Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani in memory of his daughter. It was presented on the London day of the Academy's Iqbal in Europe centenary conference, held jointly with Iqbal Academy Pakistan and the Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia at SOAS.