Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan to a family of Kizilbash descent. His father was involved with the Afghan Foreign Ministry, and his mother was a teacher at a large girls high school in Kabul. In 1970, the Foreign Ministry sent his family, along with his three siblings, to Paris, France, where his father worked for the Afghan embassy. In 1973, Hosseini's family returned to Kabul, where, in July of that year, Hosseini's youngest brother was born. debbiesidea