Muslim former Swedish ambassador dies

I found this while reading on Islam in Sweden.

Muhammad Knut Bernström, former diplomat and translator of the Quran into the Swedish language, passed away recently on October 21, just a day shy of his 90th birthday.

Bernström was Swedish ambassador to Venezuela from 1963-1969, Spain (1973-1976) and Morocco (1976-1983. As a diplomat, he had also worked in France, Soviet Union, United States, Brazil and Colombia.

He converted to Islam in 1986 and took the name Muhammad.

His passions were languages, cultures and human rights issues.

Bernström was also a Muslim scholar. Over a period of ten years, he completed the monumental, self-imposed task of interpreting the Quran from classical Arabic into Swedish.

May Allah have mercy on his soul.