About Simon
Sir Simon Mayall spent 40 years in the British Army with deep focus on the Middle East. He served as the first Defence Senior Adviser for the Middle East, responsible for UK security relationships with Gulf, Near East and North Africa partners. In 2014, after the fall of Mosul to ISIS, he became the Prime Minister's Security Envoy to Iraq and the Kurdish Regional Government. He established the Royal Navy base in Bahrain, Britain's first permanent military base East of Suez since 1971.
Photo: Sgt. Opal Hood / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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Military and Security ExpertAuthorJournalist / CommentatorConsultant / AdvisorGeopoliticsIraq And Kurdistan SecurityJihad Philosophy And Islamic Civil WarMiddle East SecurityStrategyTurkish Security Policy
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- British Army service in the Middle East
- Defence Senior Adviser for the Middle East
- Prime Minister's Security Envoy to Iraq and the Kurdish Regional Government
- Establishing Royal Navy base in Bahrain
- Turkish security policy and Islamic philosophy research
- Speaking on Middle East geopolitical issues
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