Hamid Ismailov

| birth_place = Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan | occupation = poet, novelist and translator | nationality = Uzbek | notable_works = ''The Railway'' (1997) | signature = }} Hamid Ismailov (; ; born May 5, 1954, in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan) is an Uzbek journalist and writer who was forced to flee Uzbekistan in 1992 and came 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. His works are banned in Uzbekistan. Provided by Wikipedia