Rahmat Riyadi, Loyally Dedicated to Humor

A Timun strip cartoon published in Kompas reveals his strong intention to always generate humor. Rahmat drew Timun, his wife Delima and a son named Terong.

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Rahmat Riyadi

Although he once likened humorous strip cartoons to mere bread crumbs, Rahmat Riyadi, 75, has succeeded in circulating them for half a century in various distinguished media, including the 38-year-old Timun strip cartoons in the Sunday edition of Kompas. Rahmat is loyally dedicated to the path of humor.

Rahmat showed one of his strip cartoons published in the daily Indonesia Raya in 1973, exactly 50 years ago. This daily was prominent due to its various critical political reports along with penetrating investigations.