1965
First professional drawing appeared on the front page of Al-Lyam (The Days). Ali Farzat was fourteen years old.

1969
Began drawing caricatures for Al-Thawra (The Revolution).

1970
Began studies in drawing in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Damascus University.

1973
Left Damascus University during his third year.

1973
Married Ayda Ansari of Damascus. They had two sons and two daughters.

1980
First prize. Intergraphic International Festival, Berlin, Germany.

1980
Caricatures began to appear in Le Monde as well as other international newspapers.

1980
First prize at the first Caricature Festival of Damascus.

1982
First prize at the second Caricature festival of Damascus.

1984
Animated anti-air pollution / litter commercial for Qatari television.

1985
Exhibit, Syrian Cultural Center in Moscow.

1985
Third prize at the Capravo International Festival, Bulgaria.

1987
First prize for a caricature at the Sofia International Festival, Bulgaria.

1989
Exhibit L’Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France. (Received a death threat in connection with this exhibit. Banned from Iraq, Jordan, and Libya because of one cartoon in this exhibit.)

1990
Began work for Tishreen, one of Syria’s state-owned daily newspapers.

1990
Gold medal for the Best Arab caricaturist, awarded by the Middle Eastern Press Establishment.

1991
Gold medal for the Best Arab caricaturist, awarded by the Middle Eastern Press Establishment.

1991
One of his drawings appeared in the Saudi Arabian newspaper, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat (The Middle East).

1994
Selected as one of the five best caricaturists in the world, Morg, Germany.

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