Patrick Seale

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Patrick Seale is a British journalist and author who specialises in the Middle East. He is a former correspondent for The Observer, and has interviewed most of the Middle East's most prominent leaders and personalities. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and read Middle East history at St Antony's College, Oxford. He has been honored by Oxford University with a doctorate (D. Litt) and was a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony’s College. His journalistic experience includes six years with Reuters, and over twelve with The Observer (London). He has covered the Middle East, Africa and India. He is a syndicated columnist for several newspapers.

Seale is the author of The Struggle for Syria (1965; new ed. 1986), French Revolution 1968 (1968), Philby, the Long Road to Moscow (1973), The Hilton Assignment (1973), Asad of Syria: The Struggle for the Middle East (1988) and Abu Nidal: A Gun for Hire (1992).