Gomaa Frahat, known as Gomaa, (April 24, 1941 – September 24, 2021) was an Egyptian

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ist and satirist.

Biography

Gomaa was born on April 24, 1941, in

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. He worked at Rose Alyoussef and Sabah El Kher until July 1999. He also painted for 'Maged' the Emiraty children's magazine from 1972 till 1979. Most of the Egyptian opposition newspapers have published him, such as '' Al Shaab'', ''Al Ahrar'', ''Al Ahaly'', ''Al Wafd'', and ''Al Araby''. He published in: *''Al Ahram'' (Local Daily edition) *''Al Ahram Al Mesaee'' *''Al Ahram weekly''. *''Al Fagr'' He had an agent in New York, Cartoonists and Writers Syndicate (CWS) who published his work in more than 120 American newspapers and magazines and in about 25 European and Asian magazines and newspapers. Most of the international newspapers, such as the

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, English Times, El Luvracion, Canadian Gazette, and more, have published his works. Some of his works are in exhibits at the German museum in

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and the International Museum for Caricatures in

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. He had his own show on the Nile News channel called "With Gomaa Every Friday", which he presented, showing cartoons from all over the world and its reaction towards the current events, whether international, Arab or national.

Exhibitions

He had his own exhibition in

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, in 1998. His works were also presented in European exhibitions in

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and

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. He was attributed in group exhibitions in Arab countries such as

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and

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. He was also attributed in group exhibitions all over Egypt.

Awards

*The Journalists' Union for both 1985 and 1989 *Award-winning for the Mustafa Amin and Ali Amin for the best Egyptian caricature for the year (1999)

Other

A member of the board of the Egyptian Caricature Union since 1984.

References

External links

Gomaa websiteNY Times Photos & Graphics libraryGomaa's work on Daryl Cagle's websiteAl FagrAl Mesaee
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frahat, Gomaa 1941 births 2021 deaths Artists from Cairo Egyptian editorial cartoonists Egyptian satirists Egyptian caricaturists