Nicola Taisir Hanna (born September 19, 1961)[1] is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the Central District of California from 2018 to 2021.

[5] Prior to becoming a U.S. Attorney, he was a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he specialized in white-collar criminal matters and complex commercial litigation.

Hanna previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Los Angeles from 1990 to 1995, where he prosecuted major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations, as well as violent and economic crimes.

From 1995 to 1998, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in San Diego, where he focused on investigating and prosecuting international drug cartels.

[5] On February 16, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Hanna to be the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California.