Hamid Ismailov (Russian: ????? ????????) (Uzbek: Hamid Ismoilov / ????? ???????? or ?????????? ??????) born May 5, 1954 in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, is an Uzbek journalist and writer who was forced to flee Uzbekistan in 1992 and came to the United Kingdom, where he took a job with the BBC World Service.
He left the BBC on the 30 April, 2019 after 25 years of service.