Mohammed Hanif is a Pakistani writer and journalist. He was born at Okara. He was graduated from Pakistan Air Force Academy as a pilot officer but subsequently left to pursue a career in journalism. He initially worked for Newsline, The Washington Post and India Today. In 1996, he moved to London to work for the BBC. Later, he became the head of the BBC’s Urdu service in London. urrently he works as a special correspondent based in Karachi.
His first novel A Case of Exploding Mangoes is being translated into 17 language. Mangoes was longlisted for the Man Booker prize, shortlisted for The Guardian First Book Award, short listed for James Tait Black Memorial awars and won the inagural Shakti Bhatt Award, and Commonwealth Best First Book Award.
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Mohammed Hanif adalah penulis dan jurnalis Pakistan. Dia lahir di Okara. Dia lulus dari Akademi Angkatan Udara Pakistan sebagai pilot, tapi lalu pergi untuk mengejar karir di bidang jurnalisme. Dia mulanya bekerja untuk Newsline, The Washington Post dan India Today. Pada tahun 1996, dia pindah ke London. Kemudian, dia menjadi Kepala Urdu Service dari BBC di London. Saat ini dia bekerja sebagai koresponden special di Karachi.
Novel pertamanya A Case of Exploding Mangoes sedang diterjemahkan ke dalam 17 bahasa. Novel ini masuk dalam dafter pendek penghargaan Man Booker, The Guardian First Book Award, James Tait Black Memorial Awards, menang dalam Shakti Bhatt Award yang perdana dan Commonwealth Best First Book Award.
