led ▁and ▁finished ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁two ▁years ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁usual ▁four . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁Sar ou k han ▁left ▁for ▁Egypt ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 2 5 ▁pieces ▁of ▁his ▁art ▁work . ▁His ▁draw ings ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁a ▁sat ir ic ▁magazine ▁called ▁" Ar men ian ▁Cinema ". ▁ ▁Sar ou k han ▁presented ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁at ▁an ▁exhibition ▁in ▁C airo ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁Alexand ria . ▁Through ▁those ▁exhib itions , ▁he ▁met ▁Egypt ian ▁journalist ▁Moh amed ▁El - Tab ii . ▁Through ▁mut ual ▁co operation , ▁they ▁both ▁became ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁and ▁influ ential ▁journal ists ▁in ▁Egypt ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁Sar ou k han ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁car ic atur ist ▁for ▁the ▁widely ▁circul ated ▁Rose ▁el - Y us uf ▁magazine ▁where ▁El - Tab ii ▁was ▁editor . ▁Sar ou k han ' s ▁drawing ▁of ▁Rose ▁el - Y us uf ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁From ▁then ▁on , ▁Sar ou k han ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁‘ polit ical ' ▁car ic atur ist . ▁ ▁His ▁character ▁" El ▁Mas ri ▁E f endi " ▁( mean ing ▁Egypt ian ▁E f endi , ▁ال م ص ر ي ▁ أ ق ن د ي ▁in ▁Arab ic ) ▁also ▁helped ▁establish ▁his ▁fame . ▁However , ▁because