Al Jazeera.net co-founder and cartoonist Shujaat Ali dies aged 54

Ali was an award-winning pioneer of animated political caricatures and Pakistan’s first court artist.Published On 9 Nov 20269 Nov 2026Shujaat Ali, cartoonist and founding member of Al Jazeera’s online teams, has died at the age of 54.A pioneer of digital cartoons, Ali was credited with creating the first animated caricatures online. He also worked at a number of media outlets in his native Pakistan and abroad, receiving several awards for his work.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Palestinian cartoonist sketches inspirationlist 2 of 2Drawing dangerously: Arab comics push the boundariesend of listHe died last week after suffering a heart attack as he returned home from work. He was buried in Qasimabad in Rawalpindi, where his parents are also buried.Ali was Pakistan’s first court artist, documenting the course of a number of well-known cases using his pencil and skills.He had recently been working with the Pakistan Air Force, his son-in-law, Waqar Saeed, told the Dawn newspaper.Before returning to his homeland, he had worked at Al Jazeera for many years. He contributed as part of the founding team of Al Jazeera Arabic’s online services, developing cartooning to utilise t...