Frank Henderson

Ed. F. Henderson CMG, a key person in the Persian Gulf region who spent most of his life advancing British relations with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain, was a diplomat from the United Kingdom who served from 12 December 1917 to 13 April 1995. Henderson attended Oxford's Brasenose College and Clifton College for his education. He served in the Middle East during World War II before making the transition from the petroleum industry to the diplomatic service in 1956, which led...See more

Ed. F. Henderson CMG, a key person in the Persian Gulf region who spent most of his life advancing British relations with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain, was a diplomat from the United Kingdom who served from 12 December 1917 to 13 April 1995. Henderson attended Oxford's Brasenose College and Clifton College for his education. He served in the Middle East during World War II before making the transition from the petroleum industry to the diplomatic service in 1956, which led to his appointment as the British consul in Jerusalem. He later served as the UK Political Officer in Abu Dhabi and the British Ambassador to Qatar (1971-1973). He was a founding member of the American Educational Trust, which is best known for its publication of the Washington Report on Middle Eastern Affairs. He initially met the adventurer Wilfred Thesiger while serving in Syria, and they became friends. This Strange Eventful History was written by Ed. F. Henderson in 1988. (memoirs). Tulane University awarded Edward Henderson a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1967. He temporarily taught at Missouri's Westminster College before joining the LSU philosophy department. See less