About Colin Imray
Lived 1933 – 2020 (aged 87). Colin Imray was a British diplomat.
Sir Colin Henry Imray (21 September 1933 – 20 December 2020) was a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to Tanzania and Bangladesh.
Biography Colin Imray was educated at Highgate School, Hotchkiss School, Connecticut, and Balliol College, Oxford.
He served in the Seaforth Highlanders and the Royal West African Frontier Force in Sierra Leone from 1952 to 1954, then joined the Commonwealth Relations Office in 1957. After diplomatic postings in Canberra, Nairobi, and Montreal, he was Consul-General at Islamabad (1973–77), Commercial Counsellor at Tel Aviv (1977–80), Deputy High Commissioner at Bombay (now Mumbai; 1980–84), Assistant Under-Secretary of State at the FCO (1984–85), High Commissioner to Tanzania (1986–89) and High Commissioner to Bangladesh (1989–93).
Imray was appointed CMG in 1983 and was knighted KBE in 1992.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Colin Imray's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Colin Imray?
British diplomat
When was Colin Imray born?
Colin Imray was born on 21 September 1933.
When did Colin Imray die?
Colin Imray died on 20 December 2020.
What was Colin Imray's occupation?
Colin Imray was a diplomat.
What nationality was Colin Imray?
Colin Imray was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Colin Imray (diplomat)
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Colin Imray. https://biography.guide/colin-imray/
MLA: "Colin Imray." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/colin-imray/.
Chicago: "Colin Imray." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/colin-imray/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:08 UTC