Syed Askar Mousavi
| Syed Askar Mousavi سید عسکر موسوی | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1956 Afghanistan |
| Occupation | Novelist, writer |
| Language | Persian |
| Nationality | Afghani |
| Ethnicity | Hazara |
| Alma mater |
University of East Anglia St Antony's College, Oxford |
| Notable works | Author of Hazaras of Afghanistan |
Syed Askar Mousavi (Hazaragi: سید عسکر موسوی, ) (born 1956) is an ethnic Hazara and the author of The Hazaras of Afghanistan: An Historical, Cultural, Economic and Political Study published on January 29, 2009 by Cambridge University.[1]
He was educated at the University of East Anglia (BA Development Studies, 1987) and St Antony's College, Oxford (MLit; Phd). Sayed Askar Mousavi was a prominent figure in the "cultural struggle" of the Afghan Mujahideen in Iran during the Russian occupation. He was the main writer and editor of a few publications, including but not limited to, Saaf, Jawali