Peter Hellyer

Peter Hellyer first came to the UAE as a documentary filmmaker in 1975, staying on to fill a number of posts in the Government communications departments, and was the managing editor of the daily Emirates News. During the past years, he spent a considerable amount of time pursuing, and writing about, his interests in local bird-life, archaeology and the heritage and history of the people of the UAE. He was the former chairman of the Emirates Natural History Group, and has authored numerous articles on the country's heritage, history and wildlife, as well as several Government yearbooks; he also co-authored Fujairah: An Arabian Jewel and Al Ain: Oasis City.