Hamid Ismailov
Hamid Ismailov Hamid Ismoilov Ҳамид Исмоилов | |
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Ismailov in 2018 | |
| Born | 5 May 1954 |
| Occupation | poet, novelist and translator |
| Notable works | The Railway (1997) |
Hamid Ismailov (Russian: Хамид Исмайлов; Uzbek: Hamid Ismoilov / Ҳамид Исмоилов or Абдулҳамид Исмоил; born May 5, 1954) is an Uzbek journalist and writer, who was forced to flee Uzbekistan in 1992 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. Born in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan his works are banned in Uzbekistan.