Sabba Khan

Sabba Khan (born July 1985) is an English architect, artist and graphic novelist. Her graphic memoir The Roles We Play won the Jhalak Prize among other accolades.

Early life Khan was born to working class Azad Kashmiri parents who arrived in England from Mirpur in the 1960s and grew up on Green Street in Newham, East London. Khan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Architecture from Central Saint Martins and the University of Westminster.

Career In 2020, Khan founded an architectural practice with her husband Mark Bonshek called Khan Bonshek. Khan also works as a visual artist.

The Roles We Play Via Myriad Editions, Khan's debut autobiographical book The Roles We Play was published in 2021. It also had a U.S. release under the title What is Home, Mum?. The graphic memoir traces Khan's family history from the Partition of India to her own East London coming-of-age. The Roles We Play won the 2022 Jhalak Prize,