| Birth Day | August 13, 1973 |
| Birth Place | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Age | 50 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
Kamila Shamsie, a renowned novelist from Pakistan, has been thriving in her literary career. In 2024, her net worth is estimated to range from $100K to $1M. Shamsie's success stems from her exceptional storytelling skills, captivating readers across the globe. Her works have garnered critical acclaim, making her a prominent figure in the literary world. With a wealth of talent and a growing fan base, Kamila Shamsie continues to leave an indelible mark on the literary landscape of Pakistan and beyond.
Notable for her Patras Bokhari Award-winning English-language novels Kartography (2002) and Broken Verses (2005), this Pakistani Writer is also recognized for her John Llewellyn Rhys Prize-nominated and Pakistani Prime Minister's Award-winning novel In The City by the Sea (1998).
After earning her bachelor's degree in creative writing from Hamilton College in New York, U.S.A., she completed her Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
In addition to writing novels, she penned columns and book reviews for the British newspaper The Guardian.
The daughter of Journalist and fiction Writer Muneeza Shamsie, she grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, with a sister named Saman Shamsie.
She and Scottish Novelist Alexander McCall Smith both donated short stories to a 2009 Oxfam charity anthology titled Ox-Tales.
