Mr. Ali Divandari, a well- known cartoonist from Iran.

He was born in 1957 in Sabzevar, Iran. Divandari studied Graphics in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Tehran University. He began his career as Graphic Designer and Cartoonist in 1975. He has worked as a jury member for several cartoon exhibitions in Iran and Turkey, and was Director of an International Cartoon Festival in Iran. His works have been published in newspapers and magazines in many countries.

Awards:
Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest -- Honorable Mention -- Japan 1992. The 3rd Okhotsk International Cartoon Festival -- Special Merit Work -- Japan 1992. Xll Mostra Internazionale del disegno Umoristico Sportivo Ancona -- Special Prize -- Italy 1993. 25th World Cartoon Gallery Skopje '93 -- III Prize -- Macedonia 1993. 47° Salone Internazionale dell'Umorismo di Bordighera -- Special Prize -- Italy 1994. 4th Seoul International Cartoon Festival -- Honorable Mention -- Korea 1994.Painting by Ali Divandari. 6th Olense Kartoenale, Dieren -- Forth Prize - De Lekkerbekpot -- Belgium 1994. 3rd Taejon International Cartoon Contest -- Fifth Prize -- Korea 1994. The 6th Okhotsk International Cartoon Festival -- Special Merit Work -- Japan 1995. 4th Taejon International Cartoon Contest -- Winning Prize -- Korea 1995. 5th Seoul International Cartoon Festival -- Main theme winning -- Korea 1995. The 7th Okhotsk International Cartoon Festival -- Special Merit Work -- Japan 1996. 6th Seoul International Cartoon Festival -- Open theme winnig -- Korea 1996. 19th International Cartoon Exhibition, Beringen -- Press Award -- Belgium 1996. 6th Taejon International Cartoon Contest -- Fifth Prize -- Korea 1997. Satyrykon International Cartoon Exhibition -- Award of the Director of the culture & sport department -- Poland 1997. The 8th Okhotsk International Cartoon Festival -- Special Merit Work -- Japan 1997. International Golden Mouflon Cartoon Festival -- Silver Mouflon Prize -- Cyprus 1997. 13th International Cartoon Festival, Slavonski Brod -- Special Award -- Croatia 1997. 7th Taejon International Cartoon Contest -- Fifth Prize -- Korea 1998. 8th International Cartoon Festival in Omiya -- Most Popular work -- Japan 1998. Courage World Cartoon Contest -- Bronze Goad -- Taiwan 1999. 4eme Festival International du dessin d'Humour et de Presse -- Second Prize -- France 1999. International Cartoon Competition on the Occasion of EXPO 2000 -- Top Ten Work -- Germany 2000. 20th Int'l Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest -- Special Prize of the Association of Political Science School Graduates -- Turkey 2000. Courage World Cartoon Contest -- Prize of Importance -- Taiwan 2000. 1st International Mediterranean Cartoon Competition -- Special Prize of Alanya Head Official -- Turkey 2001. 29° Premio di Forte dei Marmi per la Satira Politica -- Award for The International Graphic Design -- Italy 2001. 2nd International Caricature Contest, Independence -- Second Award -- Ukraine 2002. The 1st LM International Cartoon Competition -- Bronze Prize -- China 2002. 2nd Golagha International Cartoon Competition -- Worthy for approciation -- Iran 2003. 7th International Mediterranean Cartoon Competition -- Third Place -- Turkey 2007. 16th Daejeon International Cartoon Contest -- Honorable Mention -- Korea 2007. Zero International Cartoon Exhibition Mussel & Fish -- Honorable Mention -- Bulgaria 2009. The First International Cartoon Contest Quebec Banana -- Prize of the Jury -- Canada 2010.