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Simon Gass was born on 2 November, 1956 in United Kingdom, is a British Civil servant, former British diplomat. Discover Simon Gass's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
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Simon Gass Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Simon Gass's Wife?
His wife is Marianne Enid Stott (1980–present)
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Simon Gass Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Simon Gass worth at the age of 67 years old? Simon Gass’s income source is mostly from being a successful Former. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Simon Gass's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
Sir Simon Lawrance Gass (born 2 November 1956) is a British civil servant.
Gass was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1998 Birthday Honours, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2011 New Year Honours, and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to national security and British foreign policy.
He was British Ambassador to Iran 2009–11.
He arrived in post during the spring of 2009 from his previous posting in Greece and was present during the June 2009 protests following the disputed re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.
Following these events Gass posted his views from Tehran on the social networking site Twitter, commenting on the Iranian regime's record on human rights, political prisoners and freedom of speech.
His 'tweets' are shared widely by Iranian reformists and diaspora across the web as well as being featured in mainstream media.
In December 2010, Gass's digital activities caused mild uproar among Iranian politicians, who called for his expulsion after he highlighted the case of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh in an article posted on the British Embassy in Iran website.
The statement was released on International Human Rights Day and criticised Iran's human rights record.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office defended Gass's comments, which gained widespread approval from his Iranian reformist followers on Twitter.
In January 2011, Gass passed the 1000 follower mark, making him one of the most followed diplomats on Twitter.
In February 2011 Gass was seconded to NATO as Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan.
After serving in this post for 18 months he returned to the FCO in London as Director General, Political, and the Prime Minister's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
He retired from the FCO in 2016.
In 2017, Gass was appointed Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Board of FCDO Services.
Between 2018 and 2019, he was the Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.
During his diplomatic career, he served as British ambassador to Greece and to Iran.
In May 2023, it was announced he was stepping down as Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and succeeded by Madeleine Alessandri.
He chaired the Joint Intelligence Committee from 2019 to 2023 and served as the British Prime Minister's representative on Afghanistan from 2021 to 2022 concurrently.