Ian Abdal Latif Whiteman

Ian Abdal Latif Whiteman is a designer and musician resident in Andalusia, Spain where he lives with his American wife. He has four children and eight grandchildren. In the 1960s he studied architecture in London where he also worked as a musician performing and recording with many notable artists. A founding member of the groups Mighty Baby and The Habibiyya, he entered Islam in 1971. His career since then has been in book and typographic design, working closely with pioneering organisations like Zaytuna College and Cambridge Muslim College. He is a specialist in Andalusian classical singing and calligraphy.