Character list of The Kite Runner

☸. Amir: The narrator and protagonist; a Pashtun and Sunni Muslim.


☸. Baba: Amir's father, who is considered a hero and leader in Kabul.


☸. Hassan: Amir's playmate and servant; a Hazara and Shi'a Muslim; son to Ali.


☸. Sohrab: Hassan's son. Like his father, Sohrab is excellent with a slingshot. Sohrab is the bait that Rahim Khan uses to lure Amir back to the Middle East.


☸.Rahim Khan: Baba's best friend and business partner; father-figure to Amir.


☸. Assef: A Kabul bully who ends up joining the Taliban.


☸. Soraya: Amir's wife.


☸. Ali: Hassan's father; servant to Baba. Having suffered from polio as a child, Ali has a crippled leg and is teased by kids in Kabul.


☸. General Sahib (Iqbal Taheri): A friend of Baba's in America; father to Soraya. The general is biding his time in America, waiting to be called back into service in Afghanistan.


☸.Khala Taheri (Khala Jamila): The wife of General Taheri and mother to Soraya. Khala Taheri is the first to encourage Amir's romantic overtures toward Soraya.


☸.Farid: The taxi driver who takes Amir back to Afghanistan. Farid initially judges Amir as a traitor who abandoned Afghanistan, but after he learns of the real reason for Amir's return, Farid helps him.


☸. Raymond Andrews: The official at the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan who makes Amir realize the difficulties he will encounter if he attempts to adopt Sohrab.


☸. Zaman: The director of the orphanage in Kabul.


☸. Kamal: A childhood follower of Assef. Kamal dies when attempting to escape Afghanistan in a fuel truck.


☸. Wali: A childhood follower of Assef.


☸. Farzana: Hassan's wife and Sohrab's mother.


☸. Sanaubar: Hassan's mother. Although she abandons him soon after giving birth, she returns years later and takes care of her grandson.


☸. Kaka Sharif: Soraya's uncle, who has connections in the INS and helps Amir get Sohrab a visa into the United States.


☸. Dr. Armand Faruqi: The surgeon with the Clark Gable mustache who tends to Amir's injuries after being beaten by Assef.


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