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]

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[]

^ "A Dutiful Boy by Mohsin Zaidi review – utterly compelling". the Guardian. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
^ AnOther (2020-08-17). "A Dutiful Boy Is a Moving Memoir about Growing up Gay and Muslim". AnOther. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
^ "2021 Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
^ The Justice Diaries https://www.leducate.co.uk/news/the-justice-diaries-mohsin-zaidi

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[1] "A Dutiful Boy by Mohsin Zaidi review – utterly compelling". the Guardian. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2020-09-02.

[2] AnOther (2020-08-17). "A Dutiful Boy Is a Moving Memoir about Growing up Gay and Muslim". AnOther. Retrieved 2020-09-02.

[3] "2021 Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2021-06-02.

[4] The Justice Diaries https://www.leducate.co.uk/news/the-justice-diaries-mohsin-zaidi

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