Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-American novelist, UNHCR goodwill ambassador, and former physician born on March 4, 1965, in Kabul, Afghanistan. He is renowned for his debut novel The Kite Runner (2003), which was a critical and commercial success. His subsequent novels have also been partially set in Afghanistan, featuring Afghan protagonists, and have helped spread awareness about Afghanistan's rich culture and people.

Hosseini's early years saw him moving from Afghanistan to Iran and then to France due to his father's diplomatic postings. In 1980, after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, his family sought political asylum in the United States, where they settled in San Jose, California.

Hosseini graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from Santa Clara University in 1988 and earned his Medical Degree from the University of California, San Diego, in 1993. He practiced medicine until the success of The Kite Runner allowed him to retire and focus on writing full-time.

His novels, including A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) and And the Mountains Echoed (2013), have achieved significant critical and commercial success, appearing on The New York Times Best Seller list for extended periods. Beyond writing, Hosseini is committed to humanitarian efforts, serving as a Goodwill Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and establishing the Khaled Hosseini Foundation to assist Afghan refugees.

He currently resides in Northern California with his wife, Roya, and their two children, Harris and Farah.