Arifur Rahman is a Bangladeshi-Norwegian political cartoonist, illustrator and animator. He is a self-taught cartoonist who is renowned for his contribution to cartoons both on the internet and in print media. In Bangladesh, he is best known as "Cartoonist Arif" for anti-corruption cartoons. He's won multiple awards for Anti-Corruption cartoons from Transparency International Bangladesh and the Daily Star. He was the first and former guest cartoonist of International Cities of Refuge Network . He is a publisher of cartoon magazine Toons Mag and the organizer of international cartoon contests and exhibitions. Wikipedia
Quoted in Mediehuset Dagsavisen, November 25, 2015 https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/navn-i-nyhetene/kjemper-for-tankefrihet-1.473246
“Never give up hope, try with confidence; you will be successful.”
Source: Quoted in Animation short film Try, which was written and directed by him in 2010.
“Everyone can draw, and a drawing doesn't have any mistakes.”
Source: Quoted in his official website https://www.cartoonistarif.com/ in 2014
