Khaled Hosseini

By megandugan

  • Khaled Hosseini is Born

    Khaled Hosseini is Born
    He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. His father was a diplomat in the Afghan Foreign Ministry and his mother taught Farsi and History at a high school.

  • Hosseini Graduated From High School

    Hosseini Graduated From High School
    Enrolled at Santa Clara University where he earned his bachelor degree in Biology (1988). The following year he entered the University of California, San Diego, school of medicine where he earned a medicale degree (1993).

  • Hosseini Begins Writing His First Novel

    Hosseini Begins Writing His First Novel
    "The Kite Runner" - published in 2003.

  • Hosseini was Named a Goodwill Envoy to UNHCR

    Hosseini was Named a Goodwill Envoy to UNHCR
    He later established the Khaled Hosseini Foundation, nonprofit, which provides humanitarian assitance to the people of Afghanistan.

  • Khaled Hosseini Writes His Second Novel

    Khaled Hosseini Writes His Second Novel
    "A Thousand Splendid Suns" - #1 on The New York Times bestseller list. "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" together have sold more than 10 million copies in the U.S. and more than 38 million copies worldwide. His third novel "And the Mountains Echoed" was published on May 21, 2013.