Complex sentence: Ali Yahya (Urdu: علی یحیی; born 1947), an Arab Muslim Israeli diplomat, became the first Israeli ambassador of Arab descent in 1995 when he was appointed ambassador to Finland, a post in which he served until 1999.
Split into simpler sentences: Ali Yahya (Urdu: علی یحیی; born 1947) is an Israeli Arab diplomat. He became the first Israeli ambassador of Arab descent in 1995 when he was appointed ambassador to Finland, a post in which he served until 1999.