Edward Firth Henderson (12 December 1917 - 13 April 1995[1]) was a British diplomat who was a prominent figure in the Persian Gulf region, where he spent most of his life furthering Britain's relations with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain.[1]
Henderson was educated at Clifton College[2] and Brasenose College, Oxford.[3] After serving in the Middle East during World War II, "a switch from the petroleum industry to the diplomatic service in 1956 took him as British consul to Jerusalem";[4] he was subsequently UK Political Officer in Abu Dhabi and (1971–1973) British Ambassador to Qatar. In 1982 he co-founded the American Educational Trust, best known for publishing the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.[4]
He was a friend of the explorer Wilfred Thesiger, whom he first met during his service in Syria.[1]