Touka Neyestani

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Touka Neyestani, (born 1960 in Shahrood, Iran) is an award-winning Iranian cartoonist who lives in Tehran, Iran. He is the brother of Mana Neyestani, who is also a cartoonist.

Although he collaborates with more than 40 newspapers in Iran, he also does cartooning for "Nebel Spalter", a weekly printed in Switzerland. He has participated in several international cartoon exhibitions taking place in Japan, Belgium, Turkey, Iran, and Italy.

He is the winner of several prizes from International cartoon exhibitions:

• The Fith Yomiuri Shimbun Cartoon Contest - Excellence Prize - 1984.
• 11th Simavi International Cartoon Competition - Honorable Mention - 1993.
• First International Cartoon Competition, "Iran": "Man and Nature" - Honorable Mention - 1997.
• Sbadiglio Umoristico - Honorable Mention - 1998.

[edit] External links

• Official website