Denis Wright

Sir Denis Wright
British Ambassador to Iran
In office
1963–1971
Preceded bySir Geoffrey Harrison
Succeeded bySir Peter Ramsbotham
British Ambassador to Ethiopia
In office
1959–1962
Preceded byGeoffrey Furlonge
Succeeded bySir John Russell
Personal details
Born
Denis Arthur Hepworth Wright

(1911-03-23)23 March 1911
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died18 May 2005(2005-05-18) (aged 94)
Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England
Spouse
Iona Carmen Craig
(m. 1939)
RelationsMichael Wright (brother)
Alma materSt Edmund Hall, Oxford
OccupationDiplomat

Sir Denis Arthur Hepworth Wright, GCMG (23 March 1911 – 18 May 2005) was a British diplomat. A long-serving ambassador to Iran, Wright's expertise and knowledge of Iran and Persian culture led him to write and edit several books on the region, as well as conduct a covert mission to inform the deposed Shah of Iran that he would not be granted asylum in Britain.