Al Jazeera.net co-founder and cartoonist Shujaat Ali dies aged 54
Summary
Pakistani cartoonist Shujaat Ali, a founding member of Al Jazeera’s online teams and a pioneer of digital cartoons, has died at 54. He died last week after suffering a heart attack while returning home from work and was buried in Rawalpindi.Key Facts
- Ali helped establish Al Jazeera Arabic’s online services and developed cartoons for the digital platform.
- He was credited with creating the first animated caricatures online.
- Ali worked for media outlets in Pakistan and abroad and received national and international awards.
- He was Pakistan’s first court artist and sketched proceedings in several well-known cases.
- At the time of his death, Ali had recently been working with the Pakistan Air Force, his son-in-law told the Dawn newspaper.
- Al Jazeera colleagues said his cartoons depicted figures including Yasser Arafat, George Bush and Osama bin Laden.
- Ali was buried in Qasimabad, Rawalpindi, where his parents are also buried.
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