Prizes Awarded in Recognition of His Art
Syed Nafees Shah was awarded several prizes in recognition of his art. These include:-
- Pride of performance.
- First prize in Pakistan Arts Council Exhibition 1980.
- First prize in all Pakistan Exhibition 1982.
- Selected as Judge of International competition held in Turkey by IRCICA and ICIPICH in 1988-1989 and later at Baghdad (Iraq).
His personal virtue apart, He was a great spiritual leader and a Sufi of highest order. Thousands of his followers regularly visit him for occasion.
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