Ali Farzat Artist

Ali Farzat (Arabic: علي فرزات‎; born 22 June 1951) is a renowned Syrian political cartoonist. He has published more than 15,000 caricatures between Syrian, Arab and international newspapers. He serves as the head of the Arab Cartoonists' Association. In 2011 he received Sakharov Prize for peace. Farzat was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2012.

Personal facts

Ali Farzat
Birth dateJune 22, 1951
Birth place
Hama , Syria
Nationality
Syrian people

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Artist

Award
Sakharov Prize
Prince Claus Awards
Field of work
Editorial cartoon
training at
Damascus University

Topical connections

Alexander DubčekPresident
Augusto BoalWriter
Ana Maria MachadoWriter
Izzat HusriehWriter
Abdel Hamid al-SarrajPolitician
Raed KhalilArtist

Ali Farzat on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://creativesyria.com/farzat.htm
  2. http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/01/14/pkg-amanpour-syria-cartoonist-ali-ferzat-iaw.cnn
  3. http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=3968
  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4381739.stm
  5. http://www.ali-ferzat.com
  6. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/apr/03/brianwhitaker
  7. http://www.hrw.org/en/node/91580/section/4
  8. http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4299.htm
  9. http://www.newsweek.com/2007/06/28/i-don-t-compromise.html