Mohammed Hanif is a British-Pakistani writer and journalist born in 1964 in Okara, Pakistan. He has worked as a correspondent for BBC News based in Karachi and has contributed to major international publications including The New York Times, The Daily Telegraph, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post. Hanif has written four novels: A Case of Exploding Mangoes, Our Lady of Alice Bhatti, Red Birds, and Rebel English Academy. He has also written a play titled The Dictator's Wife, which was staged at the Hampstead Theatre. Beyond his literary work, Hanif wrote a feature film about Karachi called The Long Night.