John Paul Quinn OBE (26 February 1919 – 12 September 1961) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
[1] His early career included stints serving in Singapore, The Hague, London and in South Africa, where he served as Acting High Commissioner for a time between 1951 and 1952.
Quinn was named Australia's first Minister to the associated States of Indo-China in 1952.
[2][3] In April 1961, Quinn was appointed Australia's first Ambassador to the United Arab Republic.
[4] On 12 September 1961, Quinn died while in office as Australian Minister to Cairo, he had been a passenger on Air France Flight 2005 when it crashed.