Portrait : Sir Adrian Dingli

Abstract

Malta has had many famous sons, however, over the years, there have been but few who can surpass the heights of fame reached by Sir Adrian Dingli, who, besides being an eminent legislator and judge was perhaps one of the finest statesmen the country has had throughout its History. It suffices to say that Sir Adrian Dingli, always a true patriot where Malta's needs were concerned, was able to win the confidence of the British Government through his integrity and personality being virtually, in effect, Governor of Malta. His standing with the authorities in Malta was of such a high level that he was allotted delicate diplomatic missions on behalf of H.M. Government in Italy, in Cyprus and in Tunisia, holding during those missions the status of an Ambassador-at-Large.