Michael Aron

Michael Aron
British Ambassador to Yemen
In office February 2018 – August 2021
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson Liz Truss
Preceded by	Simon Shercliff
Succeeded by	Richard Oppenheim
British Ambassador to Sudan
In office 2015–2018
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron Theresa May
Preceded by	Peter Tibber
Succeeded by	Irfan Siddiq
British Ambassador to Libya
In office 2013–2015
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Sir Dominic Asquith
Succeeded by	Peter Millett
British Ambassador to Iraq
In office 2011–2012
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	John Jenkins
Succeeded by	Simon Collis
British Ambassador to Kuwait
In office 2008–2009
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Stuart Laing
Succeeded by	Frank Baker
Personal details
Born	Michael Douglas Aron (1959-03-22) 22 March 1959
Nationality	British
Spouse	Rachel Barker (divorced)
Children	4
Education	Exeter School University of Leeds Polytechnic of Central London
Occupation	Diplomat

Michael Douglas Aron (born 22 March 1959) is a British diplomat who has been Ambassador to Kuwait, Iraq, Libya and Sudan, and Yemen.

Career

Aron was educated at Exeter School, Leeds University and the Polytechnic of Central London. He taught English in Sudan before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1984. He has served at New York, Brasilia and Brussels. He was Ambassador to Kuwait 2008–09, Head of the Middle East Department at the FCO 2010–11, Ambassador to Iraq 2011–12, acting Head of Mission at Tripoli September 2012 to January 2013, and Ambassador to Libya from January 2013 until June 2015.

After the outbreak of the Libyan Civil War in 2014, Aron supervised the evacuation of British citizens from Tripoli on the Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise. He and his remaining staff then closed the embassy and left Libya to set up a temporary office in Tunis.

In April 2015, Aron was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, and took up the appointment in August of that year. In February 2018 he was transferred at short notice to be Ambassador to Yemen.

Family

Aron was married to Rachel (née Barker) who was also a diplomat, now retired after being British Ambassador to Belgium from 2007 to 2010. They have two sons and two daughters. They divorced in 2016.