Ali Farzat

About

Syrian political cartoonist who was known to be Head of the Arab Cartoonists' Association.

Before Fame

He started drawing caricatures for the local newspaper, al-Thawra, in 1969.

Trivia

He won first prize in 1980 at the Intergraphic International Festival.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Hama, Syria.

Associated With

He once received a death threat from Saddam Hussein due to one of his 1989 exhibitions.