Hamid Mir is the editor of an Islamabad-based newspaper, the Daily Ausaf. He started his journalism career 15 years ago and has won several awards, including the Best Columnist award from the All Pakistan Newspaper Society.He has interviewed Osama bin Laden four times since1997 and has also written bin Laden's only official biography, to be published at the end of 2001. He was also the first person to receive a message from bin Laden after the attacks on the U.S. on September 11th denying his involvement.