Omar Hamid Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Police Officer, Writer
Nationality	Pakistani
Date of Birth	23/10/1977
Age	48 years
Birthplace	Karachi, Pakistan

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 7" (171 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Karachi Grammar School
College/University	University of Kent

Personal Life

Marital Status	Married
Religion	Islam
Hobbies	Writing Reading

Family

Children

Son - 1

Parents

Father	Shahid Hamid (Senior Pakistani Civil Servant)

Career

Police Force	Joined as ASP in 2003 after CSS exams Served in the dangerous Lyari neighborhood during gang warfare Worked in the Sindh Police’s Counterterrorism department Worked in Pakistan's Intelligence Bureau Served as a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in counterterrorism division
Writing	Wrote crime thriller book titled 'The Prisoner' (2013), which became a bestseller Other books include 'The Spinner’s Tale' (2015), 'The Party Worker' (2017), 'The Fix' (2019), and 'Betrayal' (2021) The Party Worker’s Netflix adaptation signed in March 2019

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. On July 5, 1997, his father was assassinated in Karachi
2. Was put on a Taliban hit list in 2011 while heading Karachi’s counterterrorism cell
3. Left the police force for five years to write three novels in London

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