Mohammed Hanif

Mohammed Hanif (born November 1964) is a British Pakistani writer and journalist who writes a monthly opinion piece in ''The New York Times.''

Hanif is the author of the critically acclaimed book ''A Case of Exploding Mangoes'', which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, and won the Commonwealth Prize for Best Book. His second book, ''Our Lady of Alice Bhatti'', won the Wellcome Book Prize. He also worked as a correspondent for the BBC News based in Karachi and was the writer of an acclaimed feature film about the city, ''The Long Night.'' His work has been published by ''The New York Times'', ''The Daily Telegraph'', ''The New Yorker'' and ''The Washington Post''. His play ''The Dictator's Wife'' has been staged at the Hampstead Theatre. Provided by Wikipedia