Rosidi Semail ROSSEM

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Rossem pseudonym of Rosidi Semail was born on August 3, 1948 in Kampung Peringkat, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. He is the youngest of five brothers. He is married and has seven children and a grandson. He started getting to know cartoons seriously in 1970. He is considered a rather Westernized cartoonist mainly because his style is heavily influenced by American cartoonists. Politics and war are issues that often interest Rossem in cartoons. "Constable Jabit" was his first cartoon character which was published in the Utusan Melayu newspaper from 1978 to 1994 and was followed by the cartoon "Pak Din Pencen" in the Malay envoy in 1978-1990. Full time cartoonist on "The Sun" since 1993. Most of his works are published in newspapers and magazines in Malaysia in various themes. Rossem was also named Vice President of the Selangor and Federal Territories Cartoonists Association (PEKATUN). His work has also received recognition at the Asian level, where the Japan Foundation for Asia Center has selected some of his cartoons to be exhibited at the Asian Cartoons Exhibition which is held every year in Asian countries.Read more