Michael Scott Weir
Sir Michael Scott Weir KCMG | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to Egypt | |
| In office 1979–1985 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Willie Morris[1] |
| Succeeded by | Alan Urwick[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1925 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
| Died | 22 June 2006 (aged 81) London, England |
| Spouses | Alison Walker
(m. 1953; div. 1974)Hilary Reid (m. 1976) |
| Children | 6 (including Arabella Weir |
Sir Michael Scott Weir,
Early life and career
Weir was born in Dunfermline, Fife, where his father was a primary school teacher.[2]
He went to study oriental languages at the
After demobilisation in 1947, he went to
Weir retired from the Foreign Service in 1985. He served as president of the Egypt Exploration Society (1988–2006) and Director of the 21st Century Trust (1990–2000). He was the founding Chairman of the British Egyptian Society in 1990 and continued as Chairman until 2006. The society sponsors the Sir Michael Weir Annual Lecture in his honour.[6]
Family
Weir met his first wife, Alison Walker, at Oxford. They were married from 1953 until 1974 and had four children, including writer and comedian Arabella Weir. In 1976, Weir married Hilary Reid, with whom he had two children. He died in London on 22 June 2006.[2]
Honours
Weir was appointed
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-349-14413-6.
- ^ a b Darwish, Adel (28 June 2006). "Obituary: Sir Michael Weir – Diplomat and Arabist". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Previous Ambassadors". UK in Egypt: The official website for the British Embassy in Egypt. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ "Sir Michael Weir". The Scotsman. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "The 9th Sir Michael Weir Annual Lecture to be delivered by Dame Minouche Shafik". British Egyptian Society. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
External links
- Darwish, Adel (28 June 2006). "Sir Michael Weir: Diplomat and Arabist". The Independent. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- Graham, John (3 July 2006). "Sir Michael Weir: British diplomat whose heart was in the Middle East". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- "Sir Michael Weir: Distinguished and highly experienced member of the Diplomatic Service's corps of Arabists". The Times. 17 July 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- "Sir Michael Weir". The Daily Telegraph. 14 August 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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