“ناجي العلي”
Naji al-Ali.
Palestine, 1937 to 1987
Naji Salim Hussain Al-Ali (Arabic: ناجي سليم حسين العلي, romanized: Nājī Salīm Ḥusayn al-‘Alī; c. 1938 to 29 August 1987) was a Palestinian political cartoonist, noted for the political criticism of the Arab and Israeli regimes in his works. Al-Ali is best known as the creator of the character Handala, a personification of the Palestinian people that has become prominent symbol of Palestinian nationalism and resistance. One of the best-known cartoonists in the Arab world, and celebrated as the greatest Palestinian cartoon artist, Al-Ali drew over 40,000 cartoons, often reflecting Palestinian and Arab public opinion and offering sharply critical commentaries on Palestinian and Arab politics and political leaders.
Biodata
- Born
- 1937, Al-Shajara
- Died
- 1987, London
- Work
- cartoonist, painter, caricaturist
Naji al-Ali, in numbers
Sketchbook
1 works, decade by decade
1960s