Arabist, explorer, writer, and British colonial office intelligence officer, also known as Jack Philby or Sheikh Abdullah. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied oriental languages under E.G. Browne, and was a friend and classmate of Jawaharlal Nehru, later prime minister of India.
Arabist, explorer, writer, and British colonial office intelligence officer, also known as Jack Philby or Sheikh Abdullah. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied oriental languages under E.G. Browne, and was a friend and classmate of Jawaharlal Nehru, later prime minister of India.
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