Hamid Ismailov

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