Edward Firth Henderson CMG (12 December 1917 – 13 April 1995[1]) was a British diplomat who was a prominent figure in the Persian Gulf region, where he spent most of his life furthering Britain's relations with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain.[1]

Henderson was educated at Clifton College[2] and Brasenose College, Oxford.[3] After serving in the Middle East during World War II, "a switch from the petroleum industry to the diplomatic service in 1956 took him as British consul to Jerusalem";[4] he was subsequently UK Political Officer in Abu Dhabi and (1971–1973) British Ambassador to Qatar.[5] In 1982 he co-founded the American Educational Trust, best known for publishing the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.[4]

He was a friend of the explorer Wilfred Thesiger, whom he first met during his service in Syria.[1]

Books

  • This Strange Eventful History (1988) (memoirs)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alan Rush (5 May 1995). "Obituary: Edward Henderson". The Independent.
  2. ↑ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p468: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
  3. ↑ Henderson, Edward Firth. Who Was Who. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U173058. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
  4. 1 2 Andrew Killgore, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Edward Firth Henderson (1917-1995)
  5. ↑ "No. 45588". The London Gazette. 1 February 1972. p. 1282.



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