Kim Philby

Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby also H. A. R. Philby (January 1, 1912 – May 11, 1988) was a high ranking member of British intelligence who led a lifelong career as a spy for the Soviet Union.

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January 1 - 1912 - May 11 - 1988 - British - Intelligence - Spy - Soviet Union

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Philby was revealed as a possible member of the spy ring known as the Cambridge Five, along with Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt and John Cairncross (although Cairncross's involvement has never conclusively been established and several others, including Sir Roger Hollis, former head of MI5, have been suspected at one time or another to be the "fifth man" of the ring).

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Cambridge Five - Donald Maclean - Guy Burgess - Anthony Blunt - John Cairncross - Roger Hollis - MI5

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Born in Ambala, India, Philby was the son of St. John Philby, the British diplomat, explorer, author, and Arabist who converted to Islam and served as an adviser to King Ibn Sa'ud of Saudi Arabia. He was nicknamed after the protagonist in Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim, about a young Indian boy who spies for the British in occupied India in the 19th century.

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Ambala - India - St. John Philby - Diplomat - Author - Arabist - Islam - Ibn Sa'ud of Saudi Arabia - Nickname - Protagonist - Rudyard Kipling - Kim - 19th century

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