British Ambassador performed Haj

British Ambassador performed Haj

September 23, 2016
British ambassador
British ambassador




Saudi Gazette report

According to a report in the BBC, the British ambassador to Saudi Arabia has performed the Haj pilgrimage after converting to Islam.

The report stated that Simon Collis made the holy trip with his Syrian wife Huda Mujarkech, and he was the first British ambassador to perform Haj.

Collis was pictured wearing the white robes, or ihram. The photograph was posted on the twitter account of Saudi Arabian writer and university professor, Fawziah Albakr, who wrote in Arabic, “First British ambassador to the Kingdom undertakes the Haj following his conversion to Islam. Simon Collis with his wife Huda in Mecca, praise be to God.”

 On Twitter, Collis thanked well-wishers and revealed that he had converted to Islam shortly before marrying his wife.

 Collis wrote, “In short, I converted to Islam after spending 30 years in Muslim societies and before getting married to Huda.”

 The British diplomat has served as the ambassador to Saudi Arabia since 2015. He has held several posts with the Foreign Office, including as ambassador to Iraq, Syria and Qatar. Collis was also British consul-general in Dubai and Basra and has also served in Tunis, New Delhi and Amman.


September 23, 2016
HIGHLIGHTS