Cartoonist
Published the first publication since 1988.
Editor-in-chief and creator of the site: www.raedcartoon.com
Director of the Syrian International Cartoon Contest. In 2005, he organized the first Syrian international cartoon contest.
He worked as a cartoonist for the newspaper (Annur) (weekly) and the newspaper (Al-Ba’ath) (daily), Damascus.
Solo exhibitions:
10 of them in Syria as well as in other countries: Belgium, Italy, Turkey, Japan, Iran, Poland, Cyprus, China, Taiwan, Azerbaijan, Kenya, Brazil, etc.
He was a member of the jury in competitions:
- Member of the jury of the cartoon contest “Occupation” / Iran, 2006.
- Member of the jury of the 27th International Cartoon Contest for Khoja Nasreddin-Turkey 2007.
- Member of the jury of the cartoon contest “AMAZON FOREST” / Brazil 2007.
- Member of the jury at the Cultural Affairs Office of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damask2007.
- Member of the jury of the cartoon contest “6th Free Cartoons Web / ” / China 2007
- Member of the jury of the 7th International Cartoon Contest in Tabriz/ Iran 2008
- Member of the jury of the “Gaza Strip” cartoon contest in Iran in 2008.
- Member of the jury of the international web cartoon contest “G8” – Baku – Azerbaijan 2008
- Member of the jury of the Nature and Man Caricature Contest 2008 (Drought and Water) – Turkey 2008
- Member of the jury of the exhibition of Syrian journalists 2008
- Member of the jury of the Nature and Human Cartoon Contest (Drought and Water) – Turkey 2009
- Jury Member of the 1st INTERNATIONAL WEB CARTOON CONTEST IN MEMORY OF P.K. RATH, BOLANGIR, INDIA, 2009
- Jury member of the 4th International Don Quixote Cartoon Contest/Germany2009
- Member of the jury of the exhibition of Syrian journalists 2009
- Jury member at yahoo toonz /Iran 2009
- Member of the jury of the International Web Cartoon Contest “Smiling Cat” / Germany 2010
- Member of the jury of the 31st International Cartoon Contest about Khoja Nasreddin-Turkey 2011.
- Jury member of the first International Cartoon Competition of the Resistance Biennale – Tabriz /Iran 2011
- Jury member of the Second International Festival of Resistance Cartoons – Tehran /Iran 2011
- Jury member of the 2nd International Cartoon and Illustration Contest “Golden Panda” -/China 2012
- Member of the jury of the International Cartoon Contest in the GAZA Strip – Tehran /Iran 2014
- Member of the jury at the Dubai Press Club.UAE 2015
- Jury Member in / Zionist Caliphate Iran 2016
Awards:
- 1989 First Prize/ Damascus/ Festival of Syrian Youth.
- 1989 Honorary Award/ Cultural Office of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus – Syria
- 1992 Second Prize of the Cultural Office of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus – Syria
- 1995 Honorary Award/ Cultural Office of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus – Syria
- 1995 First Prize/ teachers united /Syria.
- 2001 Honorary Award/ Cultural Office of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus – Syria
- 2001 special mention/ Dubai Press Club.UAE
- Award for Outstanding Achievements in 2002 / leng Mu / China.
- gratitude plaque of 2003 / golaga(2) / Iran.
- 2003 Third Prize / Cultural Office of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus – Syria
- 2003 Prize fund / courage world / Taiwan
- Outstanding Achievement Award 2003 / Leng Mu / China
- Special Prize of 2003 /Ramiz Gokce/ Cyprus
- 2003 Honorable Mentions / First International Satire (comedy)Iran
- 2003 Selected cartoon (certificate) / spirito di vino / Italy.
- 2004 Honorary Diploma / Anadolu University, Museum of World Educational Cartoons – Turkey.
- 2004 Best of the Best: FCW TOP1000 Cartoonists / China.
- Incentive Award 2004 / Baku / Azerbaijan.
- Special Prize 2004 /Ministry of Health / Syria.
- 2004 Award for Success / 2nd free cartoon on the internet / China.
- 2004 Selected Cartoon of the Month fcw – Cartoon Contest of the Month (March Issue) prize /China
- 2004 Honorable Mentions (Cartoon Contest in Footnotes 2004)/ Iran.
- 2004 Award for Outstanding Achievements / leng Mu / China.
- 2004 Honorable Mentions/13th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest / Korea.
- 2004 Bronze Prize / third free cartoon on the Internet / China.
- 2005 Letter of Thanks/ International Cartoon Festival /Tabriz, Iran.
- 2005 Special mentions/Spirito di vino / Italy.
- 2005 Honorable Mentions/ Bird 2005/ China.
- 2005 Excellent Prize/ 2nd WINE International Exhibition of Invitation Cartoons /China.
- 2005 Honorable Mentions/14th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest / Korea.
- 2005 Silver Prize/ THE 4 the free cartoons web/ China.
- 2005 Special Honorary Prize / the 4 the LM / Cartoon Contest in China/China..
- 2005 Prize for Outstanding Achievements – International Cartoon Contest (HUMODAEVA) – Romania
- 2005 Web Prizes – International Cartoon Contest (HUMODAEVA) – Romania
- 2006 First Prize / Cultural Office of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus – Syria
- 2006 Special Awards/ Holocaust Cartoon Contest -Iran
- 2006 Second Prize/ “Zikison” / Serbia
- 2006 Best Cartoon /the15 International Cartoon Contest – Daejeon / Korea
- 2006 Bronze Prize/ THE 5 the free cartoons web/ China.
- 2007 Special Prize/ First International Cartoon Contest – Ardabil /Iran
- 2007 Honorable Mentions /First International Chinese Olympic Cartoon Contest / China
- 2007 Honorable Mentions / the 5 the LM / Cartoon Contest in China/China..
- 2007 First Prize/1st International Cartoon Contest “Nature and Man”/Turkey
- 2007 Special Mention: 6th EURO-FRUITCARTOONALE 2007 / Belgium
- 2007 Honorable Mentions/The 16th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest / Korea.
- 2007 Selected cartoon/The first International Cheval Blanc Cartoon Contest – Firefighter / France
- Outstanding Achievement Award 2007 / leng Mu / China
- 2007 Excellent Award / the first international cartoon humor contest “RED Man” / China
- 2008 Honorable Mentions/1st Honorable Mentions Festival for Cartoonists – 2008 / Brazil
- 2008 Honorable mentions/ the first international cartoon in support of street children/Iran
- 2008 Excellent Award /2nd International Cartoon Humor Contest “RED Man” / China
- 2008 Honorable Mention /3rd International Cartoon Exhibition – Anadolu University -Turkey.
- 2008 Special Mention/ 13th International Cartoon Exhibition – Zagreb -Croatia
- 2008 Special Prize/ Ken Sprague International Cartoon Contest – Earthworks, UK
- 2008 Honorary Diploma / 18th International Cartoon Contest “Gura Humorului – Romania
- 2008 Second Prize /International Cartoon Contest “Drought and Water” (June) /Turkey
- 2008 APPRECIATION AWARD / International Cartoon Contest at the summer Camp «We are heading to the Seas» – Turkey
- 2008 First Prize / Cultural Office of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus – Syria
- 2008 Best Cartoon /17th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest / Korea
- 2009 Honorary Diplomas /THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST OF ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA.
- 2009 special mention/ 3rd International Web Cartoon Contest “Black Cat”/Azerbaijan.
- 2009 Special Prize /1st International Cartoon Contest «Together for Security and Peace» Bulgaria.
- Thank you, plaque of 2009 / Brazilian cartoon website.
- 2009 Best Cartoon /International Cartoon Contest 18 – Daejeon / Korea
- 2009 Special Mention 14° Mercosur Diogenes Taborda International Salon 2009 -Argentina
- 2009 First Prize / Cultural Office of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus – Syria
- 2009 Diploma /Cartoon contest «Climate Change?!» Ruse, Bulgaria.
- 2009 Silver Prize – free cartoons on the Internet / China.
- 2010 6th Prize /12th International Festival of Graphic Traveling Humor – H2O/ Italy
- 2010 Special Mention / 15th International Cartoon Exhibition – Zagreb -Croatia
- 2010 special mention / Cultural Office of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus – Syria
- 2010 Best Cartoon /the19 International Cartoon Contest – Daejeon / Korea
- 2010 Letter of Thanks/ International Cartoon Festival /Tabriz, Iran.
- 2010 INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST “PRIZE OF LOVE”/China
- 2010 Third Prize of the SMEKHANAPA International Cartoon Festival / Russia
- 2010 special mention / International exhibition of satirical graphics “Monitorul de Suceava” – «Journalist in 2010», / Romania
- 2010 special mention / 2nd International Cartoon Contest “Mussels and Fishes 2010″ / Bulgaria
- 2010 Excellent Prize /China Xinmin Evening News Cartoon Contest ‘Aishu Cup’ EXPO 2010
- 2010 Exhibition of the Best Cartoons / Eco-cartoons, India,
- Pronze Prize 2010 – free cartoons on the Internet / China.
- 2011 special mention/ Dubai Press Club.UAE
- 2011 Honorable Mention / Third International Cartoon Festival Productivity / Iran
- 2011 Third Prize / 1. International Caricature Contest for accidents in Kostructinen /Turkey
- 2011 Third Prize / 4th International Humor Salon – Bakeu
- 2011 Selected prize / the first international cartoon and illustration contest “Golden Panda”/China
- 2012 Honorable Mention/ 14th PortoCartoon World Festival /2012
- 2012 Excellent Prize / 4th CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST.
- 2012 special mention /19th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CARTOONRENDON/ COLOMBIA
- 2012 First Prize / 1. International Cartoon Contest /Lebanon
- 2012 – Third Prize /4th INTERNATIONAL WEB CARTOON CONTEST IN MEMORY OF P.K. RATH, BOLANGIR, INDIA
- 2013 – First Prize/ Dubai Press Club.UAE
- 2013- Honorable Mention/ International cartoon Contest “Sneezing of the Brain” /Slovakia
- 2013- 5th Prize of the 25th Olense Cartonale/ Belgium
- 2013- HONORARY POST/second Lebanese International Cartoon Contest
- 2014 – Special Prize/3rd INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST “GOLDEN PANDA” /CHINA
- 2014– Pronze Award/ 8th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST “Yumodeva” – Romania,
- 2014 – Honorable mention/ Mahmoud Darwish Museum /Palestine
- 2015-Honorable Mention/ 3. International Cartoon Contest /Lebanon
- 2015 – Special Prize/ 9th INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST HumoDÆVA – Romania,
- 2015- Honorable Mention/ 18th International Salon of Anti-War Cartoons “Kragujevac 2015”, Serbia
- 2015-Special Prize/ URZICENI 2015, Romania
- 2016- DIPLOMA /1st INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF ILLUSTRATION, CARICATURE AND CALLIGRAPHY /GEORGIA
- 2016-Honorable Mention/ 5. International Cartoon Contest /Lebanon
- 2016–BEST CARTOONIST AWARD/ UEFA Euro 2016 -China
- 2016-Honorable mention/ 1. International Cartoon Contest/ Kuwait
- 2016-Honorable Mention /VII “Molla Nasreddin – Azerbaijan
- 2016-Award for Outstanding Achievements /11th International Environmental Cartoon Contest-China
Reference: www.irancartoon.com, 2020
