Ahmed Rashid is a journalist and best-selling author born in Pakistan. He studied at the Government College Lahor and Cambridge University. He lives in Lahore with his wife and two children. He is the author of five books, including ‘Taliban’ which has been translated into 40 languages and has sold 1.5 million copies in English. He has combined his writing and investigative reporting with widespread involvement in human rights movements and peace building in Afghanistan. He is appointed to the International Advisory Board of Central Asia Survey, a reputable resource on issues related to Central Asia. He is seen as one of the world’s leading experts on the social and political situations in Pakistan and Afghanistan and has won several rewards including Italy’s prestigious Tiziano Terzani Literary Prize for the best non-fiction book of the year for ‘Descent into Chaos’.

Events participated in:

Midnight’s Children: Legacy of Partition: Join William Dalrymple as he explores theconsequences of the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 with Harvard Professor Sugata Bose, Tufts University Professor Ayesha Jalal, former Editor of Pakistan Daily Times Rashed Rahman, and best-selling author Ahmed Rashid. (2017)

Pakistan on the Brink: Meet Christina Lamb as she explores Pakistan in the 21st Century, and its relationships with the USA and Afghanistan, with author Ahmed Rashid, and Editor of the Pakistan Daily Times Rashed Rahman. (2017)