List of British representatives in the Trucial States
# List of British representatives in the Trucial States

This is a list of British representatives in the Trucial States from 1939 to 1971. They were responsible for representing British interests in the Trucial States, a British protectorate consisting of seven emirates in the Persian Gulf, which formed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the protectorate ended.

For British representatives in the UAE since 1971, see: List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates.

## List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| Political Officers (in Sharjah) |||
| October 1939 to October 1940 | John Baron Howes | |
| October 1940 to April 1941 | Roy Douglas Metcalfe | |
| 7 April 1941 to April 1942 | Cornelius James Pelly | First time |
| March 1943 to April 1944 | Maurice Patrick Tandy | |
| May 1944 to October 1944 | Michael Hadow | |
| October 1944 to April 1945 | Richard Ernest Rowland Bird | |
| 3 April 1945 to April 1946 | Raymond Clive Murphy | |
| May 1946 to January 1947 | Hugh Rance | First time |
| January 1947 to May 1947 | Gordon Noel Jackson | First time |
| May 1947 to June 1947 | Hugh Rance | Second time |
| June 1947 to July 1947 | Cornelius James Pelly | Second time |
| July 1947 to August 1947 | Gordon Noel Jackson | Second time |
| 1947 to 1948 | Joseph Edward Havelock Hudson | |
| 1948 to 1950 | Patrick Desmond Stobart | |
| 1950 to 1951 | Harry Denis Mitchell | |
| 1951 to 1952 | John Wilton | |
| 1952 | Martin Buckmaster | |
| 1952 to 1953 | Michael Scott Weir | |
| Political Agents (in Dubai) |||
| 20 May 1953 to 1955 | John William Wall | Most known by his pen name Sarban |
| 1955 to 1956 | Christopher Pirie-Gordon | |
| 1956 to 1958 | John Peter Tripp | |
| 1958 to 1961 | Donald Hawley | |
| 1961 to 1964 | Alfred James M. Craig | |
| 1964 to 1966 | Glencairn Balfour Paul | |
| 1966 to 1968 | David Roberts | |
| 1968 to 1971 | Julian Bullard | |
| 1971 | Julian Fortay Walker | |
