Name Emad Hajjaj | Role Political cartoonist | |
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Emad Hajjaj (Arabic: عماد حجاج) is a political cartoonist from Jordan. He has been described as a leading editorial cartoonist and works for Al rai and the Jordan Times. During the Pan Arab games held in Amman, he published a cartoon which pointed out the irony that a nation could be proud when it allowed Honor killings to continue. In 2008, an exhibition of his work, featuring 100 drawings was held at the city hall of Ra's al-'Ayn, and he was a contributor to the Lighting Lamps exhibition which was sponsored by the British Council.
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Abu Mahjoob
Hajjaj created the cartoon character Abu Mahjoob (Arabic: أبو محجوب) in 1993, and has gained in popularity in Jordan since then. Abu Mahjoob represents the common Jordanian man and portrays his every day political, social, and cultural concerns. He wears a pinstripe suit and necktie along with a red keffiyeh and agal, and sports a crooked moustache.
Emad Hajjaj first drew Abu Mahjoob in 1993 as a character who hung candidate posters in the Jordanian parliamentary election that year. Hajjaj based the character on his father in terms of his witty and ironic humor.
