Geoffrey Tantum

Geoffrey Tantum  (spook, diplomat, businessman)
Born	November 1940
Children	• Laura Tantum • Katie Tantum
Member of	Equilibrium Gulf Limited, Le Cercle
Director In office 2013-03-14 - 2013-06-30 Employer Modac Global Limited  Director In office 2013-12-03 - 2014-03-31 Employer Equilibrium Gulf Limited Resigned  Director (Security Concultant) In office 2003-07-21 - 2013-01-31 Employer South Pool Property Investments Limited  Director In office 2002-02-20 - 2005-02-08 Employer Petra Software Limited

Geoffrey Alan Tantum is a former MI6 controller for the Middle East. He reportedly met with Jonathan Aitken every six weeks and swapped information. He was awarded an OBE in 1995.

Background

He attended Hampton Grammar School, then RMA Sandhurst, then obtained a 1st Class degree in Oriental Studies (Arabic) from St John’s College Oxford.

Career

Geoffrey Tantum work in the UK military from 1959–66, then joined MI6.

Having a degree in Arabic, Tantum focused on the Middle East. "The report was based on a tape-recording by a British agent of President ali Khameni of Iran, giving orders to leaders of Iran's secret service on how they should destabilise Saudi Arabia by a series of terrorist bombings of Saudi government buildings and British and US military offices in Riyadh and Dharan."

Later activities

Since 2002, he was been a director of a range of UK companies, including Equilibrium Gulf Limited, "an innovative ethical UK-based geo-strategic advisory company with an international focus". In 2005, he was working for Gulf Consultancy Services, UK.

Connections

Laura Tantum, a daughter, ran the Universal Exports Charity Foundation, named after the company used as a cover for MI6 in the James Bond films. Katie Tantum is another daughter.

Deep Politics

He attended Le Cercle and was named by The Telegraph as its UK secretary.

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