--- description: Khizr Khan, the father of a fallen Muslim soldier who clashed with Donald Trump during the election cycle, will release a memoir next year. title: Khizr Khan, Dad of Slain Muslim Soldier, to Release Memoir image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0de7680ba1e597af/6988afa3524fc0940bdfa575/khizr-khan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Khizr Khan, Father of Slain Muslim Soldier, to Release a Memoir  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 23, 2016 5:52 PM CUT  Khizr Khan speaks at a rally for Hillary Clinton in Manchester, NH, on Nov. 6, 2016. Khizr Khan speaks at a rally for Hillary Clinton in Manchester, NH, on Nov. 6, 2016.Andrew Harnik—AP  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 23, 2016 5:52 PM CUT [Khizr Khan](http://time.com/4432816/donald-trump-khizr-ghazala-khan/ "undefined"), the father of a fallen Muslim soldier who clashed with Donald Trump during the election, [will release a memoir](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3927546d5760464582c5db9e9d50af70/memoir-slain-soldiers-father-khizr-khan-be-published "undefined") next year, a book publisher said Wednesday. Khan’s untitled memoir will be published in the fall of 2017, according to the Associated Press, which cited Random House’s announcement. Khizr Khan’s wife, Ghazala Khan, contributed to the memoir. Khan’s public feud with Trump became a focal point of the presidential campaign after Khan spoke out against Trump during an emotional [speech](http://time.com/4429891/dnc-khizr-khan-donald-trump-constitution/ "undefined") at the Democratic National Convention, and Trump responded by attacking him and his wife. Khan’s son, Humayun Khan, was a captain in the U.S. Army who died serving in Iraq in 2004. \[[_AP_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3927546d5760464582c5db9e9d50af70/memoir-slain-soldiers-father-khizr-khan-be-published "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4581686/khizr-khan-memoir/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4581686/khizr-khan-memoir/"},"headline":"Khizr Khan, Father of Slain Muslim Soldier, to Release a Memoir","datePublished":"2016-11-23T17:52:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T10:27:38.606Z","description":"The book will be published in the fall of 2017","url":"https://time.com/4581686/khizr-khan-memoir/","keywords":["Books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0de7680ba1e597af/6988afa3524fc0940bdfa575/khizr-khan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0de7680ba1e597af/6988afa3524fc0940bdfa575/khizr-khan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Khizr Khan","caption":"Khizr Khan","creditText":"Andrew Harnik—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4581686/khizr-khan-memoir/","name":"Khizr Khan, Father of Slain Muslim Soldier, to Release a Memoir"}}]}] ```