Kristiane Backer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kristiane Backer
Occupation	Television Presenter
Date Of Birth	Dec 13, 1965(1965-12-13)
Age	59
Birthplace	Hamburg
Country	Germany
Horoscope	Aquarius

Kristiane Backer Biography

Kristiane Backer is one of the most popular and richest Television Presenter who was born on December 13, 1965 in Hamburg, Germany. Kristiane Verena Backer (born 13 December 1965) is an art dealer with a previous career as television presenter, television journalist and author residing in London. She was inspired by Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and he was the reason behind her conversion to Islam.

For her work as a television presenter, Backer was awarded a Goldene Kamera award in 1994 and in 1993 and 1994 two Bravo Otto awards.

From 2000 to 2009, Backer continued to do TV presenting as well as voiceover work. In 2005 she presented the in-flight music show for Emirate Airlines.

On 14 April 2006, she married the Moroccan television journalist Rachid Jaafar. She and Jaafar later divorced. Backer lives in London and works as a fine art consultant.

In 1992, Backer began dating former Pakistani cricketer and future Prime Minister Imran Khan. He gave her books on Islam and took her travelling with him through Pakistan. In 1995, she converted to Sunni Islam from Protestantism. The relationship ended after the three years. According to Backer, she and Khan were planning to get married and move to Skardu. Khan ended the relationship on the advice of his spiritual leader. In reality, he had been secretly planning his marriage to Jemima Goldsmith since September 1994.

Kristiane Backer Net Worth

Kristiane Backer is one of the richest Television Presenter from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kristiane Backer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

From 1987 to 1989 Backer volunteered at the private radio station Radio Hamburg.

In 1989 she moved to London to work at the then Europe-wide, exclusively English-language TV channel, MTV Europe. Backer was the first German to present and VJ there and among the programmes she presented were The Coca-Cola Report, The European Top 20 and Awake on the Wild Side. She remained there until 1996. While still at MTV Europe, she created and moderated the youth program Bravo TV on the German TV channel RTL II from 1993–95.

From 1996 to 1999 she presented the daily cultural programme The Ticket on NBC Europe.

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Who is Kristiane Backer Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Kristiane Ranked on the list of most popular Television Presenter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Kristiane Backer celebrates birthday on December 13 of every year.

Top Facts about Kristiane Backer

1. Kristiane Backer is a German TV presenter and journalist.
2. She converted to Islam in 1995 after meeting Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan.
3. Backer has written a book about her conversion experience called “From MTV to Mecca”.
4. She worked for MTV Europe from 1987-1996, hosting shows such as “The Pulse” and “MTV News”.
5. Backer has also worked as an art dealer, specializing in Islamic art.
6. She was born on December 13, 1965 in Germany.
7. Backer speaks fluent English, German, French and Urdu.
8. In addition to her media work, she is involved in various charitable causes.
9. Backer has been featured in numerous publications including The Guardian and Vogue.
10. She currently resides in London with her husband and daughter.