Mohsin Zaidi (author)

Mohsin Zaidi is a London-based barrister and author. His first book was the 2020 coming of age memoir A Dutiful Boy about growing up gay in a Muslim household in Britain.[1][2] It was awarded the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for gay memoir/biography.[3]

For the Urdu poet, see Mohsin Zaidi.

Education and career

He studied at a comprehensive school in Walthamstow before doing his A-levels at Ilford County High School and then going on to Keble College, Oxford. He then worked as a solicitor and assisted Lord Wilson at the Supreme Court.[4]

He is now a barrister at 6 King's Bench Walk and a trustee of Stonewall.

References
  1. "A Dutiful Boy by Mohsin Zaidi review – utterly compelling". the Guardian. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. AnOther (17 August 2020). "A Dutiful Boy Is a Moving Memoir about Growing up Gay and Muslim". AnOther. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. "2021 Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. The Justice Diaries https://www.leducate.co.uk/news/the-justice-diaries-mohsin-zaidi


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