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Harry St John Bridger Philby, CIE (3 April 1885 – 30 September 1960), also known as Jack Philby or Sheikh Abdullah (Arabic: الشيخ عبدالله), was a British Arabist, advisor, explorer, writer, and a colonial intelligence officer who served as an advisor to King Abdulaziz ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia.
Biografia. Nel 1932 attraversò il Rub' al-Khali e nel 1937 il Najd. Convertitosi all' Islam, visse nell' Higiaz, dove divenne funzionario del monarca locale Ibn Saʿūd, di cui fu sostenitore durante la rivolta araba. Era il padre dell'agente segreto Kim Philby .
H. Saint John Philby was a British explorer and Arabist, the first European to cross the Rubʿ al-Khali, or Empty Quarter, of Arabia from east to west. Philby was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and joined the Indian Civil Service in 1907. In 1917, as political officer of the Mesopotamian.
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25 nov 2022 · To his family, he was St John ― pronounced Sinjin ― while to others he was Harry, Jack, or even Abdullah, after his conversion to Islam. The multitude of names point to the many facets of an extraordinary life, but all attach to the family name of Philby.
30 gen 2023 · Across the Heart of Arabia (2): H St John Philby, Intelligence Gathering and a Lasting Legacy. In his 1918 mission to Nejd, Philby’s task, as seen by British officialdom, was to gather intelligence on the area and establish a relationship with Ibn Sa’ud on whom the British had little information.
27 giu 2019 · His name was Harry St John Bridger Philby, and he converted to Islam by 1930. Yet despite his faith and role as an adviser to King Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia's first ruler, from the 1920s, Philby was beaten to the punch by Thomas.
28 set 2022 · Harry St John Philby's mission earned him a Founder's Medal from the Royal Geographical Society. The Princess Royal has launched a daunting desert expedition to cross the Arabian Peninsula from...
