1. Ann Lambton was an acknowledged authority on land tenure and reform in Iran.
10 Facts About Ann Lambton
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From 1939 to 1945, Ann Lambton was Press attache of the British Legation to Tehran, and then Professor of Persian at SOAS from 1953 to 1979, succeeding Arthur Arberry as holder of that chair.
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Ann Lambton was an honorary fellow of New Hall, Cambridge, SOAS and the University of London.
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Ann Lambton played a role in the overthrow of Mohammed Mossadegh.
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Ann Lambton proposed that Oxford University professor R C Zaehner should go to Iran and begin covert operations.
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Ann Lambton delivered Lent lectures biannually to clergy and laity for many years.
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Ann Lambton was later awarded the Cross of St Augustine in 2004 by the Archbishop of Canterbury in acknowledgement of her work and commitment to Christianity and the Church of England.
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Ann Lambton was an honorary Life Member of the Middle East Studies Association of North America.
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Ann Lambton delivered the inaugural lecture in this series in 2001.
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Ann Lambton died at her home in Wooler, Northumberland, on 19 July 2008 at the age of 96 after a long illness.