Torquato Cardilli
Torquato Cardilli
Torquato Cardilli (born November 24, 1942) was an Italian diplomat. He was born in L'Aquila province in Italy.[1] Cardilli graduated with a degree in oriental culture and languages and in political sciences from the Istituto Universitario Orientale of Naples. He was first appointed at the Italian Foreign Ministry’s political office in 1967.[2]
While studying Arabic in Jerusalem in 1964 he converted to Islam, however, this has only become public during his tenure as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia when Saudi media initially erroneously reported Cardilli would have just converted in Saudi Arabia.[3]
References[]
- ^ Torquato Cardilli entry by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (in Italian)
- ^ "Ministero degli Affari esteri, Stati di servizio del personale della Carriera diplomatica che ha cessato di far parte dell'Amministrazione dal 1 gennaio 2000 al 30 maggio 2014" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Jehl, Douglas (December 4, 2001). "Riyadh Journal; An Ambassador's Journey From Rome to Mecca". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- Howard Schneider, An Italian Envoy to Saudi Arabia, and to Islam, The Washington Post, December 17, 2001.
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