Rory Stewart

Rory Stewart fascinates me precisely because his resume refuses to sit still. Born in British Hong Kong, schooled at Balliol, he has been a soldier, a diplomat, a travel writer who literally walked across Afghanistan, and a politician. I trust his words more than most public figures' because so many of them were earned on foot, in real places, rather than from a desk. The OBE and Livingstone Medal are nice, but what I respect is the consistent insistence on seeing the ground himself. Now reaching audiences through podcasting, he strikes me as a rare commentator whose authority is grounded in lived experience.

Name (English)

Rory Stewart

Name (Japanese)

ローリー・スチュアート

Reading

ろーりー・すちゅあーと

Born

January 3, 1973 (age 53)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Ox

Origin

British Hong Kong, United Kingdom

Occupation

politician / diplomat / writer / travel writer / military officer

University

Balliol College

Awards & achievements

• 2004 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• 2005 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
• 2018 Ness Award
• 2009 Livingstone Medal
• 2005 Ondaatje Prize

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.roryforlondon.co.uk/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rorystewartuk/
• Xhttps://x.com/RoryStewartUK
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory%20Stewart

Tags

• politician
• diplomat
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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