Patrick Seale | |
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| Born | (1930-05-07)7 May 1930 Belfast,Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Died | 11 April 2014(2014-04-11) (aged 83) London, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Lamorna Heath (1971 - her death, 1978) Rana Kabbani (1985 -his death, 2014) |
Patrick Abram Seale (7 May 1930 – 11 April 2014) was a British journalist[1] and author who specialised in theMiddle East. A former correspondent forThe Observer, he interviewed many Middle Eastern leaders and personalities. Seale was also aliterary agent andart dealer.
Patrick Abram Seale[2] was aBelfast-born journalist.[1] His father wasMorris Siegel Seale (1896–1993), theArabist andtheologian, who was a Russian Jewish convert to Presbyterianism and Christian missionary inSyria, where Patrick spent most of his first 14 years. Seale's mother was Reine Attal, a Tunisian-Italian midwife.[3][4] Seale attendedBalliol andSt Antony's College, Oxford, where he specialised inMiddle Eastern history.[5] He obtained his D.Litt. atOxford University. His sister was the fashion designerThea Porter.
His journalistic experience includes six years withReuters, mainly as a financial journalist, and over twelve withThe Observer, covering the Middle East, Africa, and India.
Based in France, Seale was syndicated by Agence Global.[6] His columns appeared in most major newspapers around the world, and were carried weekly by several newspapers, includingAl-Hayat (London),Al-Ittihad (Abu Dhabi),The Daily Star (Beirut),The Saudi Gazette (Jeddah) andGulf News (Dubai).
Seale married twice. First to Lamorna Heath in 1971 (died 1978) by whom he had a child, Orlando. His second wife, the writer and broadcasterRana Kabbani, was the mother of his younger children, journalist Alexander Seale and writer and translatorYasmine Seale.[7]
Patrick Seale died aged 83 on 11 April 2014 in London frombrain cancer.[7]
Seale authored numerous books,[8] including:
