Faris Glubb
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Faris Glubb (19 October 1939 – 3 April 2004) was a British writer, journalist, translator and publisher.
Early life
He was born in
Sir John Bagot Glubb KCB CMG DSO OBE MC, who, as the chief military advisor to the Jordanian military, became known as Glubb Pasha, and his wife, Muriel Rosemary Forbes. Sir John was commander of the Arab Legion. Godfrey grew up in Transjordan among Bedouin soldiers. He converted to Islam as soon as he was old enough according to Muslim customs. Afterwards, he was known outside his family as Faris Glubb.[1]
Faris had a sister Naomi, a Bedouin girl adopted in 1944 when she was three months old, and a sister Mary and brother John, who were Palestinian children adopted in 1948.
Glubb was sent to
School of Oriental and African Studies to study Arabic
.
He became an activist with the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman, working with the Omani opposition at the United Nations in New York City.
Career
Glubb reported from
documents.Death
He died in Kuwait on 3 April 2004 as the result of a hit-and-run road incident. He was survived by his second wife, Salwa and their two daughters Sarah and Darina, and his son Mark (Mubarak) by his first marriage. His mother Lady Rosemary Glubb also survived him, but died in September 2005.
References
- ^ Clark, Peter (17 May 2004). "Obituary: Faris Glubb". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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