Sayed Askar Mousavi

Sayed Askar Mousavi سید عسکر موسوی
Born	Sayed Askar 1956 (age 67–68) Karte Sakhi, Kabul, Afghanistan
Occupation	Novelist, writer
Nationality	Afghan
Alma mater	University of East Anglia St Antony's College, Oxford
Notable works	Author of The Hazaras of Afghanistan

Sayed Askar Mousavi (Dari: سید عسکر موسوی) is a writer and novelist from Afghanistan. He is the author of The Hazaras of Afghanistan published on January 29, 2009, by Cambridge University.

Sayed Askar Mousavi was born in 1956 in a family belonging to the Hazara ethnic group in Karte Sakhi area of Kabul, Afghanistan

He was educated at the University of East Anglia (BA Development Studies, 1987) and St Antony's College, Oxford (MLitt; Ph.D.). Sayed Askar Mousavi was a prominent figure in the "cultural struggle" of the Afghan Mujahideen in Iran during the Russian occupation. He was the main writer and editor of a few publications, including Saaf, and Jawali.

See also

• List of Hazara people