Zahid Hussain
Former Pakistan Scholar
Term
September 6, 2011 — May 25, 2012
Professional affiliation
author and journalist
Wilson Center Projects
鈥淧akistan鈥檚 Tribal Areas and Regional Security.鈥
Full Biography
Zahid Hussain is an award-winning journalist and writer. He is a correspondent for The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal. He also has covered Pakistan and Afghanistan for several other international publications, including Newsweek, the Associated Press and The Economist.
Hussain has authored two books: Frontline Pakistan: The struggle with militant Islam (2007) and The scorpion鈥檚 Tail: The relentless rise of Islamic militants in Pakistan (2010). The books have won widespread acclaim as seminal texts on the subject.
