What is Charles Belgrave?
'''Charles Dalrymple Belgrave''' (1894–1969) was a British citizen. He was an [[advisor]] to the rulers of [[Bahrain]] from 1926 until 1957. He first was under Shaikh [[Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa]]. The he was under Shaikh [[Salman ibn Hamad Al-Khalifa]]. During the war he was with the [[Imperial Camel Corps]]. He spent two years in [[Siwa Oasis]]. He got better at his [[Arabic language|Arabic]] at the [[School of Oriental and African Studies]] in London. He came to Bahrain in March 1926. He stayed there until 1957. The biggest long-term benefit to the country has said to be the making of schools for girls by his wife Marjorie Belgrave. ==References== * ''[https://www.scribd.com/doc/16225787/Papers-of-Charles-DalrympleBelgrave-19261957 Personal Diary of Charles Belgrave (1926–1957)]'' * {{cite encyclopedia |title=Charles Dalrymple Belgrave |url= http://www.answers.com/topic/charles-belgrave |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa |publisher=Macmillan Library Reference |year=2004 |access-date=2008-06-05}} * [http://bahraninet.net/showthread.php?t=37844 Historic photos of Charles Belgrave]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Belgrave, Charles}} [[Category:1894 births]] [[Category:1969 deaths]] [[Category:Bahraini people]] [[Category:British Army officers]]