Hasan Minhaj is an American comedian who is best known for his for his politically based humor and his work as a senior correspondent on The Daily Show. Hasan Minhaj was born on September 23, 1985, in Davis, California. His family is from Uttar Pradesh, India. Hasan’s parents immigrated to the United States before Hasan was born, his father, a chemist, stayed in the US while his mother went back to India for eight years to complete medical school.
Hasan attended the University of California, Davis where he studied political science. Hasan began performing comedy in San Francisco and in 2008 he won a Best Comic Standing competition which allowed him to work as he became an opening act for various comedians. Hasan’s stand up, along with minor television roles, led to his work on The Daily Show. Hasan created a one man show about immigrant’s experiences in the United States which led to his first televised stand up special, Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King, which premiered on Netflix in 2017. This show earned Hasan a Peabody award and led to a weekly comedy show, Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, which debuted on Netflix late in 2018. Hasan married his college sweetheart, Beena Patel, in January of 2015. The couple has a daughter and lives in New York City.
| Birth Date: | 23 Sep, 1985 |
| Age: | 34 yrs |
| Occupations: | Actor Television actor Comedian Screenwriter |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Davis |
| Education: | University of California, Davis |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor and comedian |
| Twitter Id: | Hasanminhaj |
| Net Worth 2021: | 2 million |
