| Sir Michael Wright | |
| Birth Date: | 3 December 1901 |
| Death Date: | 10 June 1976 |
| Alma Mater: | Winchester College Balliol College |
Sir Michael Robert Wright, GCMG (3 December 1901 – 10 June 1976) was a British diplomat. He was the British ambassador to Norway from 1951 to 1954 and then to Iraq from 1954 to 1958.[1] He also served in places like the United States, Egypt and France.[2]
In July 1957, he and his wife, Ursula Long were held prisoner by Iraqi rebels at the British embassy in Baghdad.[3]
The son of the noted judge Sir Robert Samuel Wright, Michael Wright was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford. He entered HM Diplomatic Service in 1926.