Nisid Hajari
Managing Editor, Newsweek International

Nisid Hajari was named Managing Editor of Newsweek International in August 2002. He had served as Asia Editor for the overseas issue since his arrival at the magazine in February 2001, responsible for coverage of countries from Afghanistan to Japan. During his tenure, the Asia edition won five awards from the Society of Publishers in Asia, including one for the 2001 Asia Special Issue, "East Meets West" which he top-edited.
Before coming to Newsweek, Hajari had worked for a variety of publications. As associate editor for Time Asia in Hong Kong, Hajari received his first two General Excellence Awards for the "Time 100: Asians of the Century" special issue and for "An Asian Journey: From Sapporo to Surabaya." Prior to that position, Hajari was a staff writer for Time Asia and Time International in New York, covering stories that ranged from the handover of Hong Kong to the Asian financial crisis and the fall of Suharto. Hajari also worked as a music writer for Entertainment Weekly and the Village Voice, where he wrote for the Voice Literary Supplement.
Hajari holds a B.A. in English from Princeton University and an M.A. in Comparative Literature from Columbia University. He currently resides in New York City.