I am a freelance cartoonist and illustrator from Iran, specializing in political cartoons and magazine illustrations.
I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and am a member of the Iranian Psychological Association (IPA). I am also an Honorary Member of the Professional Cartoonists’ Organization (PCO) in England, as well as a Member of “Cartoon Movement”, the international platform for editorial cartoons and comics journalism in the Netherlands.
Throughout my career, I have received numerous prestigious awards in various branches of cartoon art, including portrait caricature and editorial cartoon, at over 50 national and international festivals.
My works have been exhibited in major cartoon exhibitions worldwide and have been published in more than 100 international festival catalogs and collections. In addition, I have had the honor of serving as a jury member in international cartoon and caricature exhibitions in various countries.
The most recently important National and International awards:
First Prize – World Press Cartoon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2025
First Prize – First International Cartoon Contest Ummah, Turkey, 2025
First Prize – 15th Biennial International Cartoon Contest FRASTACKY TRN, Slovakia, 2024
Special Prize – 14th International Cartoon Contest, Turhan Selcuk, Milas, Turkey, 2024
Special Prize – 22nd Olive Festival Cartoon International, Kyrenia, Cyprus, 2023
Finalist Selection – European Cartoon Award, The Hague, Netherlands, 2023
Special Prize – First International Cartoon Contest FARAONE, Italy, 2023
Third Place – First National Festival Cartoon Contest: Tourism & Disability, Iran, 2023
Third Place – 3rd International Cartoon Competition Eurasia, Ekaterina, Russia, 2023
Second Prize – 5th International Cartoon Contest Mirasimiz, Turkey, 2022
Honorary Diploma – International Cartoon Contest for the Satirical Drawing of “Albert Einstein”, Poland, 2022
Special Prize – First International Cartoon Contest of Sport Humor, Hangzhou, China, 2021
Bronze Prize – 20th Free Cartoon Web (FCW) International Cartoon Festival, China, 2021
Special Prize – International Cartoon Contest Return, Germany, 2021
Special Mention Award – International Cartoon Exhibition: Equal Rights and Gender Equality, Norway, 2020
Special Prize – International Cartoon Festival of the Association of Cartoonists, Kragi, Kosovo, 2019
Jury:
Member of the Jury – 9th Alanya International Cartoon Competition, Alanya, Turkey, 2025
Member of the Jury – International Cartoon Contest “Mirasimiz”, Turkey, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
Member of the Jury – ISCF Cartoon Contest, Portugal, 2023
Member of the Jury – 2nd International Cartoon Competition “Sinoplu Diogen”, Turkey, 2023
Member of the Jury – International Cartoon Contest, Büyükçekmece, Turkey, 2023
Member of the Jury – 6th Edition of the International Festival of Caricature (FICA), Morocco, Africa, 2023
Member of the Jury – International Cartoon Contest, The Open University of Indonesia, Jambi, Indonesia, 2023
Member of the Jury – 1st International Cartoon Contest “Citizenship”, Shiraz, Iran, 2023
Member of the Jury – International Cartoon Contest, Büyükçekmece, Turkey, 2022
Member of the Jury – International Cartoon Contest “Taxtion”, Shiraz, Iran, 2022
Member of the Jury – Cartoon Contest “Subway”, Shiraz, Iran, 2021
