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| name = Ian Haig
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|country=AUS|AM}}
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| birth_name = Ian Maurice Haig
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|12|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Perth]], Western Australia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|03|10|1935|12|13|df=y}}
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| occupation = Public servant, diplomat
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| alma_mater = {{nowrap begin}}[[University of Adelaide]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]){{nowrap end}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Beverley Dunning|1959|10 March 2014}}
| nationality = Australian
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'''Ian Maurice Haig''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (13 December 1935{{spaced endash}}10 March 2014) was an Australian public servant and [[diplomat]].
==Life and career==
Born in Perth on 13 December 1935, Haig moved with his mother and brother to Adelaide as a young boy when his father enlisted to serve in the 2nd AIF.  He was educated at [[Pulteney Grammar School]] before going on to study for a Bachelor of Arts at the [[University of Adelaide]].<ref name=Debelle>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/youngest-ambassador-had-a-deep-affinity-for-the-world-of-islam--and-cricket-20140328-35ond.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=29 March 2014|first=Bruce|last=Debelle|title=Youngest ambassador had a deep affinity for the world of Islam - and cricket|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305221254/http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/youngest-ambassador-had-a-deep-affinity-for-the-world-of-islam--and-cricket-20140328-35ond.html|archivedate=5 March 2015}}</ref>
In February 1974, Haig was appointed Australia's first Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110760617|title=Ambassador|date=9 February 1974|page=1|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}</ref> In August 1975, Haig was also appointed non-resident Australian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110655829|title=Envoy|date=30 August 1975|page=9|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}</ref>
In 1978, Haig was one of 20 who contested for Liberal Party pre-selection for the New South Wales Senate vacancy created when Sir Robert Cotton retired.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131710825|title=Envoy to seek Senate seat|date=20 January 1978|page=7|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131713122|title=20 nominate for N.S.W. Senate seat|date=1 February 1978|page=3|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}</ref> He was unsuccessful securing the nomination by just one vote.<ref name=Debelle/>
In 1986, Haig was chairman of Power International, a technology company.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130627398|title=Power International buys into Du Pont|date=11 November 1986|page=15|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}</ref>
Haig was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1988 for his services to international relations.<ref>{{citation|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/882043|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710002347/http://itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=882043&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archivedate=10 July 2016|title=Search Australian Honours: HAIG, Ian Maurice, Member of the Order of Australia|publisher=Australian Government|work=itsanhonour.gov.au }}</ref>
==References==
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{{s-ttl|title=[[List of Australian Ambassadors to Saudi Arabia|Australian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia]]|years=1974–1976}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[List of Australian Ambassadors to the United Arab Emirates|Australian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates]]|years=1975–1976}}
{{s-bef|before=H.D. White}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Australian Consulate-General, Hong Kong and Macau|Australian Commissioner to Hong Kong]]|years=1976–1979}}
{{s-aft|after=Ian Nicholson}}
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[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:2014 deaths]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Australia to Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Australia to the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Agents-General for Victoria]]
[[Category:Members of the Order of Australia]]
[[Category:University of Adelaide alumni]]
[[Category:People educated at Pulteney Grammar School]]