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Craig Murray

Scottish author, human rights campaigner, journalist and diplomat
Person human Q726260

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
October 17, 1958
Place of birth
West Runton
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
journalist, whistleblower, human rights defender, diplomat, historian
Employer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Position held
rector, ambassador of the United Kingdom to Uzbekistan
Educated at
University of Dundee, Paston College[10][11]
Member of political party
Alba Party, Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrats, Scottish National Party, Action for Independence[15][16]
Award received
Sam Adams Award[13]
Notable work
Murder in Samarkand[12]
Spouse
Nadira Alieva[8]
Official website
www.craigmurray.org.uk[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Candidacy in election
2024 United Kingdom general election[21]
Family name
Murray[17]
Given name
Craig[18]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Human rights[22]
Social media followers
214k (87k–214k, n=4)[23][24][25][26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Craig John Murray en Craig Murray ar كريغ ميراي de Craig John Murray fa کریگ مورای ja クレイグ・マレー ko 크레이그 머리 ko 크레이그 존 머리 ru Крейг Мюррей zh 克雷格·穆雷 zh 克雷格·莫瑞
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000386850702
VIAF cluster ID
271039410
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2006021048
GND ID
1011934264
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Craig Murray Demo 2021 08 01 - 08 -- Extract.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
6098542
Conspiracy Watch ID
craig-murray
Democracy Club candidate ID
116127
FAST ID
1651673
Freebase ID
/m/043bzd
IMDb ID
nm9043172
IdRef ID
111246555
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NLP ID
a0000002563418
NUKAT ID
n97086321
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007349030405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810605274905606
OpenSanctions ID
Craig Murray
Quora topic ID
Craig-Murray-37
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
492666
Web feed URL
www.craigmurray.org.uk
Who's Who UK ID
U41745
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdMcGGghGH6r4jwhQmw4q
X (Twitter) username
CraigMurrayOrg
Yale LUX ID
person/193532a5-cbc1-4fbe-96e4-7746559f2858

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Member of political party 5
Scottish National Party, Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrats, Alba Party, Action for Independence
Occupation 4
journalist, diplomat, whistleblower, human rights defender
Award received 1
Sam Adams Award
Candidacy in election 1
2024 United Kingdom general election
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
University of Dundee
Employer 1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Family name 1
Murray
Given name 1
Craig
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
WikiProject Human rights
OpenSanctions ID 1
Craig Murray
Place of birth 1
West Runton
Position held 1
rector
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Kozatska Sloboda
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Craig Murray
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Summary

Craig Murray was born on October 17, 1958[1], in West Runton[2]. He has worked as a journalist[3], whistleblower[4], human rights defender[5], diplomat[6], and historian[7].

FAQs

Where was Craig Murray born?

Craig Murray's place of birth was West Runton[2].

Who was Craig Murray married to?

Craig Murray's spouses include Nadira Alieva[8].

What did Craig Murray do for work?

Craig Murray worked as a journalist[3], whistleblower[4], human rights defender[5], diplomat[6], and historian[7].

Where did Craig Murray go to school?

Craig Murray was educated at University of Dundee[10] and Paston College[11].

What awards did Craig Murray receive?

Honors received include Sam Adams Award[13].

Related Entities

Action for Independence Alba Party United Kingdom University of Dundee

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  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Democracy Club. wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Award received → Sam Adams Award
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