Simon Henderson is a London-based associate of The Washington Institute, specializing in energy matters and the conservative Arab states of the Persian Gulf. A former journalist with the Financial Times, he has authored a biography of Saddam Hussein (Instant Empire: Saddam Hussein’s Ambition for Iraq, Mercury House, 1991) as well as the definitive work on Saudi Arabian succession (After King Fahd: Succession in Saudi Arabia, The Washington Institute, 1995, 2d ed.). Mr. Henderson is now a consultant advising corporations and governments on the Persian Gulf.
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