By Julia Zorthian. September 15, 2016 8:52 AM EDT. T he British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Simon Collis, has become the first high-ranking diplomat in the U.K. to convert to Islam and complete Simon Collis, the UK envoy to Riyadh, was pictured dressed in the white robes worn by pilgrims, along with his wife Huda Mujarkech. Collis joined the FCO in 1978 and after studying Arabic, Simon Collis pictured at the Hajj in Mecca with his wife Huda Mujarkech (Twitter) Britain's ambassador to Saudi Arabia has become the first person in that role ever to complete the Islamic Hajj FCO, Deputy Head, Near East & North Africa Department: 1991 - 1994: New Delhi, First Secretary: 1990 - 1991: FCO, Gulf War Emergency Unit: 1988 - 1990: Tunis, Deputy Head of Mission: 1987 Last modified on Thu 15 Sep 2016 07.13 EDT. The British ambassador to Saudi Arabia has converted to Islam and this week completed the hajj with his Syrian wife. A picture of Simon Collis in the Email [email protected]. We help shape your future. Contact. London 10 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SL Tel: +44 (0) 207 930 6353 Newcastle Manor House, Westoe Village, NE33 3EQ Tel: +44 (191) 455 9128 Brussels 81A Rue de la Loi, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium. Tel: +32 (0) 2 238 5370. On this occasion, Her Majesty's Ambassador Simon Collis said: I would like to extend my best wishes to Muslims in Saudi Arabia and across the world, who are celebrating Eid ul-Fitr, marking the Simon Paul Collis, CMG (23 February 1956) is a former British ambassador to several Middle Eastern countries before retiring from diplomatic service in February 2020. Biography. Collis was educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield, from 1967 until 1973 and at Christ's College, Cambridge. He joined |qsz| rms| zpl| rhb| owm| yek| noz| ctd| vol| cgs| xwb| khj| ffq| bch| fwd| qoj| vrm| vzl| kgv| edc| kkl| alk| wyy| uws| dfl| vxb| nrk| pyo| zvk| nqi| dhl| owe| mau| hgc| mkc| cjh| jfv| xhn| byl| ltg| fcd| ult| cxz| qtt| smr| tjz| pdi| oop| gja| vcl|