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Swedish diplomat
Mohammed Knut Johan Richard Bernström (October 22, 1919 – October 21, 2009) was a former
Swedish
diplomat , who converted to Islam.
[1] He was also a Muslim scholar and translator of the
Quran .
As a diplomat, he worked in
Spain ,
France ,
Soviet Union ,
United States ,
Brazil ,
Colombia ,
Venezuela and
Morocco . He was the Swedish ambassador to Venezuela 1963–1969, Spain 1973–1976 and Morocco 1976–1983.
On his own initiative, he went into pension in 1983, converted to Islam in 1986 and took the name
Mohammed .
Works
References
External links
Al-Quran project includes the
Qur'an translation of Mohammed Knut Bernström.
Further reading
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Ambassador of Sweden to Venezuela 1963–1966
Succeeded by
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Ambassador of Sweden to Haiti 1964–1966
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Ambassador of Sweden to Dominican Republic 1964–1966
Succeeded by
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Ambassador of Sweden to Spain 1976–1976
Succeeded by
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Ambassador of Sweden to Morocco 1976–1983
Succeeded by
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Ambassador of Sweden to The Gambia 1977–1983
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ambassador of Sweden to Mauritania 1977–1983
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Ambassador of Sweden to Senegal 1977–1983
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