Michael Axworthy
Historian, author and former diplomat
Michael Axworthy was an academic, author and former diplomat who wrote about the history and politics of Iran.
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British Born 1962 in Woking, United Kingdom Died 2019
About Michael Axworthy
Michael Axworthy (1962 to 2019) was born in Woking and worked as an academic, author and commentator. From 1998 to 2000 he led the Iran section of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He later held a senior lectureship at the University of Exeter, in its Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. His books include A History of Iran, Revolutionary Iran (2013), The Sword of Persia and Empire of the Mind.