Hamid Ismailov | |
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Born | Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan | 5 May 1954
Occupation | poet, novelist and translator |
Nationality | Uzbek |
Notable works | The Railway (1997) |
Hamid Ismailov (Russian: Хамид Исмайлов) (Uzbek: Hamid Ismoilov / Ҳамид Исмоилов or Абдулҳамид Исмоил) born May 5, 1954, in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan,[1] is an Uzbek journalist and writer who was forced to flee Uzbekistan in 1992 and came to the United Kingdom, where he took a job with the BBC World Service. He left the BBC on 30 April 2019 after 25 years of service. His works are banned in Uzbekistan.