Born in Zahlé,[1] he graduated from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts and worked for several newspapers, including Al Amal, Al Anwar, An-Nahar, Ad-Diyar, and Assayad magazine[2] where his caricatures of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser led to his dismissal.[3] He also collaborated with a number of international media, such as Time, France Soir and Washington Post.[1][4] In 1972 he received two Said Akl Awards. In 1986, he was the first caricaturist in Lebanon to do his drawings on TV as part of the main evening newscast.[5] He organized several exhibitions and is the author of four books.[4]