Kenneth Mahood

Kenneth Mahood (4 February 1930 – 30 January 2021) was a Northern Irish cartoonist and illustrator. Over the course of a long career he contributed cartoons to many publications including The Times, the Daily Mail, Punch and the New Yorker.

In 1966 Mahood joined The Times newspaper, becoming their first-ever political cartoonist. Mahood’s work first appeared in the newspaper on 3 May 1966; he became a regular contributor thereafter. Mahood retired from the Daily Mail in December 2009, shortly before his eightieth birthday.