Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes | |
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| Birth name | Percy Molesworth Sykes |
| Born | 28 February 1867 |
| Died | 11 June 1945 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Indian Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | 16th Lancers, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), South Persia Rifles (commander-in-chief overall) |
| Commands | Consul-General Khuzestan, |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Brigadier-General Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes, KCIE, CB, CMG, FRGS (28 February 1867 – 11 June 1945) was a British soldier, diplomat, and scholar with a considerable literary output. He wrote historical, geographical, and biographical works, as well as describing his travels in Persia and Central Asia.