Born in 1932 in Afghanistan, Hassan attended high school in Kabul and received a scholarship to study geological engineering at the Colorado School of Mines from which he received a BS degree followed by a MS from the University of Idaho. He has worked for the Idaho Bureau of Mines, Afghan Government, Homestake Mining Company and Chevron.
Hassan’s first book was Neft Barai Jahan, a Persian translation of the book Oil for the World by Stuart Schackne and D’Arcy Drake. Afghan Govt. Press, 1965. His second book, self-published in 2010, was titled Stuart My Brother, a novel following the life of two brothers who were separated early in life and found each other when they were both in their 70s.
Hassan’s first book was Neft Barai Jahan, a Persian translation of the book Oil for the World by Stuart Schackne and D’Arcy Drake. Afghan Govt. Press, 1965. His second book, self-published in 2010, was titled Stuart My Brother, a novel following the life of two brothers who were separated early in life and found each other when they were both in their 70s.