H.E Seif Usher 45 | The British Consul General in KSA | Diplomacy, Saudi Arabia and Covid-19

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His excellency Seif Usher is the British Consul General in Jeddah, a father of five, and an Islam convert. His long impressive career in diplomacy has taken him and his family all over the world. Residing in Jeddah since 2018, Seif assists religious pilgrims and advocates for business between UK and Saudi. Mo and Seif discuss Hajj, football, Formula One, how Saudi Arabia handled COVID and learning Arabic.

لقاء مع السيد سيف أشر؛ القنصل البريطاني العام في جدة، أعتنق الدين الإسلامي كديانة وهو أب لخمسة أطفال. مقيم في جدة منذ عام (٢٠١٨)، تعلم اللغة العربية وكيف تعاملت السعودية مع أزمة فيروس كورونا.

His excellency Seif Usher is the British Consul General in Jeddah, a father of five, and an Islam convert. His long impressive career in diplomacy has taken him and his family all over the world. Residing in Jeddah since 2018, Seif assists religious pilgrims and advocates for business between UK and Saudi. Mo and Seif discuss Hajj, football, Formula One, how Saudi Arabia handled COVID, and learning Arabic.

0:00 Introducing Seif
2:30 Day in the life of a Consul General
5:30 Immersion in the culture
6:15 Organizing Hajj
10:10 Digitization of Saudi society
11:00 Becoming a diplomate
15:10 British and Saudi trade and tourism
17:48 Formula One and Red Sea Film Festival
21:20 Hospitality
23:50 Handling COVID
28:10 Working in China
30:20 Converting to Islam
33:20 Early career UK
35:32 Football Clubs
40:25 Failures and motivation
44:22 Settling down
48:41 Favorite country
50:03 Biggest fear
51:40 Learning Arabic
56:25 Message to the world
57:32 Closing words

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Credits
Ahmed Hussein | Brand Manager
Ryan Ismail | Marketing Manager
Mohammed Anas | Editor
Katie Janner | Sound Editor
Edgar Ydel | Sound Engineer
Christian Rufo | Sound Engineer
Maryam Boudchar | Translator
Farah Damery | Translator
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