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Sir Michael Scott KCVO CMG (19 May 1923 - 9 June 2004) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator. Scott was educated at Dame Allan's School and then enrolled at Durham University. He was granted an emergency commission in the Durham Light Infantry in 1941 and then transferred to the British Indian Army in 1943, joining the Royal Gurkha Rifles and serving in this unit until 1947. During this time he became acquainted with the Urdu, Hindi, and Gurkhali languages.