Khaled Hosseini

  • Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1965.

  • His family moved to Iran, then back to Kabul, before seeking asylum in the United States in 1980 due to political turmoil in Afghanistan.

  • Hosseini graduated from medical school and practiced medicine for over a decade before becoming a full-time writer after the success of The Kite Runner.

  • He is a Goodwill Envoy for the UN Refugee Agency and founded the Khaled Hosseini Foundation to provide humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan.

  • Hosseini lives in Northern California with his wife and two children, continuing his work as an author and humanitarian.

Books by Khaled Hosseini