Roger Tomkys

Sir (William) Roger Tomkys KCMG, (born 15 March 1937)[1] is a retired British diplomat, and former Master of Pembroke College, at the University of Cambridge.

He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and graduated from Balliol College, Oxford in 1960.[2]

Tomkys learned Arabic at the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies in Lebanon, and immediately began his diplomatic career with a posting in Amman, Jordan, where he served from 1962-1964. He served as British Ambassador to Bahrain (1981–1984), and Syria (1984–1986), and as High Commissioner in Nairobi from 1990-1992.[3]

Tomkys served as Master of Pembroke College from 1992–2004; at Cambridge he also served as Chairman of the Centre of International Studies, as well as the Centre for Middle East and Islamic Studies. He also chaired the Arab British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) from 2004-2010.

Tomkys was knighted by the Queen in 1991.[4]

References
  1. "Weekend Birthdays", The Guardian, p. 51, 15 March 2014
  2. http://www.waseda.jp/intl-ac/tomkys-e.html
  3. http://www.abcc.org.uk/about_abcc/corporate_information/board_of_directors/sir_roger_tomkys_kcmg.cfm
  4. http://www.abcc.org.uk/about_abcc/corporate_information/board_of_directors/sir_roger_tomkys_kcmg.cfm
Academic offices
Preceded by
Richard Adrian		 Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge
1992-2004		 Succeeded by
Richard Dearlove
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