Askari Mian Irani (1940 - 2004) was a Pakistani painter.[1]
In 1967, Askari Mian Irani received a diploma in Commercial Design from the Mayo School of Arts now called National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore.[2] [1]
He worked in the business of advertising until 1976, but later became disillusioned with the nature of his job. So he decided to come back to his first love and passion - painting.[3] Askari Mian Irani was part of the faculty of the National College of Arts (NCA) from 1976 to 1999.[2] [3]
He exhibited in over 20 solo and group shows.[2]
Irani designed two stamps (40 paisas and 85 paisas) of the Third Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) (1981) issue.[2]
On 14 August 2006, Pakistan Post issued a Rs. 40 sheetlet of stamps to posthumously honour 10 Pakistani painters. Besides Askari Mian Irani, the other nine painters were: Laila Shahzada, Zubeida Agha, Sadequain, Ali Imam, Shakir Ali, Anna Molka Ahmed, Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Ahmed Pervez and Bashir Mirza.[4]