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British Ambassador Simon Collis accepts Islam, performs Haj
WDWeb Desk
September 15, 2016
British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Simon Paul Collis performed Haj this year, confirming earlier reports that he had embraced Islam, Arab News reported.
Simon Collis was among the 19,000 British pilgrims performing the ritual this year. Saudi writer and academic Fawziah Al-Bakr (@fawziah1) posted pictures of him with his wife Huda Mujarkech, in which he was donning the ihram.
The ambassador tweeted in reply to the post thanking Al-Bakr via his Twitter handle (@HMASimonCollis). The ambassador’s wife (@HudaMCollis) retweeted Al-Bakr’s post.
“I have converted to Islam after being in Muslim societies for 30 years, and right before getting married to Huda,” Arab News quoted him as saying.
The photos went viral on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram, drawing congratulations from several prominent figures including Princess Basmah bint Saud and Rashid Mogradia, CEO of the Council of British Hajis.
Collis, a father of five children, has been British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia since January last year, when Sir John Jenkins retired from the diplomatic service. He is fluent in Arabic. He joined the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1978 and has served mainly in Arab countries.
He was first posted to Bahrain as second secretary (1981-1984). He also served as British Ambassador to Iraq (2012-2014), Syria (2007-2012) and Qatar (2005-2007). He was the British Consul-General in Dubai (2000-2004) and in Basra (2004-2005). He also served in New Delhi as first secretary from 1991 to 1994.


Photos via @fawziah1
WDWeb Desk
September 15, 2016
British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Simon Paul Collis performed Haj this year, confirming earlier reports that he had embraced Islam, Arab News reported.
Simon Collis was among the 19,000 British pilgrims performing the ritual this year. Saudi writer and academic Fawziah Al-Bakr (@fawziah1) posted pictures of him with his wife Huda Mujarkech, in which he was donning the ihram.
The ambassador tweeted in reply to the post thanking Al-Bakr via his Twitter handle (@HMASimonCollis). The ambassador’s wife (@HudaMCollis) retweeted Al-Bakr’s post.
“I have converted to Islam after being in Muslim societies for 30 years, and right before getting married to Huda,” Arab News quoted him as saying.
The photos went viral on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram, drawing congratulations from several prominent figures including Princess Basmah bint Saud and Rashid Mogradia, CEO of the Council of British Hajis.
Collis, a father of five children, has been British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia since January last year, when Sir John Jenkins retired from the diplomatic service. He is fluent in Arabic. He joined the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1978 and has served mainly in Arab countries.
He was first posted to Bahrain as second secretary (1981-1984). He also served as British Ambassador to Iraq (2012-2014), Syria (2007-2012) and Qatar (2005-2007). He was the British Consul-General in Dubai (2000-2004) and in Basra (2004-2005). He also served in New Delhi as first secretary from 1991 to 1994.
Photos via @fawziah1


