Ali Miraee (born Seyed Ali Miraee; in 18 July 1979) is an Iranian cartoonist and illustrator for economic, political, cultural, and professional newspapers, magazines and Books.
He is particularly known for his work for the Shargh daily, Etemad newspaper and Tanz-o-Caricature magazine.
Career Ali Miraee started his artistic activity with the "Humor & Caricature Monthly" and won his first prestigious international award in 1995, from the second Tehran International Cartoon Biennial. What distinguishes him from other cartoonists is his mastery of different categories of cartoons. He has received world-renowned awards in various branches of cartoons, such as portrait caricature, comic strip, editorial cartoon and black cartoon in from Romania, Canada, South Korea, Poland, Italy, Belgium, Czech, Colombia, China, Turkey, Montenegro, Cyprus, Greece, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, Serbia, etc. Although most of his specialties is funny cartoon.
The subjects of Ali Miraee's cartoons also reflect his vision and judgment of the world around him, which has made him an artist with a unique vision. Many of his cartoons are about religion and superstition, and this is significant given that he lives in a country with religious authority.
Most important international awards Amnesty International Flanders Award, Olense Kartoenale (Belgium, 2024) First Prize, 23rd World Press Freedom international Editorial Cartoon Competition (Canada, 2023) First Prize (Thematic Category), International Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba (Brazil, 2021)"48º Salão Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba anuncia premiados". Prefeitura de Piracicaba. Retrieved 20 April 2026. https://piracicaba.sp.gov.br/noticias/48-salao-internacional-de-humor-de-piracicaba-anuncia-premiados/ (in Portuguese) Grand Prix, 44th Satyrykon International Festival, Legnica (Poland, 2021) Grand Prix, 42nd Satyrykon International Festival, Legnica (Poland, 2019) Gold Prize, Sicaco International Cartoon Contest (Korea, 2016) Third prize, International Cartoon Contest Ciudad de las Ideas (conference) (Mexico, 2015) Award of Excellence, 12th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition (Canada, 2012)"Cartoons 2012 | World Press Freedom Cartoon Competition". Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510041754/http://www.ccwpf-cclpm.ca/cartoons-2012"Iranian cartoonist recognized | Salam Toronto Weekly Newspaper". Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205143526/http://salamtoronto.net/2012/iranian-cartoonist-recognized/ Second Prize, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality International Cartoon Contest (Turkey, 2014)"International Cartoon Contest – İzmir Metropolitan Municipality". Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140816192503/http://www.izmir.bel.tr/NewsDetail/10603/en"Karikatüristler barışı çizdi | CNN Türk". https://www.cnnturk.com/kultur-sanat/diger/karikaturistler-barisi-cizdi-421398?page=1 (in Turkish)"Uluslararası Karikatür Yarışması | İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi". https://www.izmir.bel.tr/HaberDetay/10668/tr (in Turkish) Grand Prize, 5th HumoDeva International Cartoon Contest (Romania, 2005; results announced 2006)" 5th International Cartoon Contest HumoDeva | IranCartoon". Archived from the original on 20 October 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2026. https://web.archive.org/web/20061020165443/https://www.irancartoon.com/120/indexdeva.htmموفقیت کاریکاتوریست ایرانی در رومانی | Hamshahri Online". 23 July 2006. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2026. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017161330/https://images.hamshahrionline.ir/hamnews/1385/850501/news/adabh.htm (in Persian).Crisan, Horia (ed.). Cartoon Catalog HumoDeva 2005 (eBook). Editura Crisan. https://www.edituracrisan.ro/cumpara/ebook-cartoon-catalog-humodeva-2005-16-922
Judgment Member of Jury of the 45th Satyrykon International Festival (Poland, 2025)https://satyrykon.pl/en/t-h-e-p-r-o-t-o-c-o-l-satyrykon-legnica-2025/ Member of Jury of the 45th Satyrykon International Festival (Poland, 2022) Member of Jury of the 13th International Tourism Cartoon Competition (Turkey, 2021) Member of Jury of the 43rd Satyrykon International Festival (Poland, 2020)http://en.satyrykon.pl/the-protocol-of-the-jury-session-satyrykon-2020/ Member of Jury of the 8th International Cartoon Contest Ciudad de las Ideas (México, 2016) Member of Jury of the First Nishkhat International Cartoon Contest (Iran, 2017)
Exhibitions Parallel Exhibition hall International Piracicaba humor (Brazil, 2015) (Brazil, 2015) Solo exhibition in Iranian House of Cartoon (Tehran, 2016) Exhibition in honor of the William Shakespeare by 50 Brazilian and foreign top artists invited in gallery 9 of Engenho Central de Piracicaba (Brazil, 2016) Solo Exhibition in Ring Gallery in Legnica City (Poland, 2020)
Books "Best of Ali Miraee" published by Crisan Publishing House (Romania, 2006)
"Unemployment Insurance" Published by Social Security Organization Research Institute (Iran, 2017)https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164727/https://www.tamin.ir/file/file/179797
Anti-communism Miraee's work Communists was entered and received the Grand Prix from the International Jury Satyrykon in 2019. The work depicts the faces of dictators Joseph Stalin and Kim Jong-Un, positioned so that Stalin's moustache becomes Kim Jong-Un's hair. Professor Eugeniusz Skorwider of the University of Arts in Poznań praised the work, saying: "...it really is an important warning that evil is still going on, it results from one another. Apart from this drawing, you simply can not be indifferent." This sentiment was echoed by Gregory Szczepaniak, the organizer of Satyrykon: "The work is great also because of its versatility. His message will be clear in every corner of the world".
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IranCartoon Lambiek Comiclopedia biographical article