Nigel Brennan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nigel Brennan
Occupation	Photographer
Date Of Birth	May 18, 1972(1972-05-18)
Age	52
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Taurus

Nigel Brennan Biography

Nigel Brennan is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on May 18, 1972 in Australia.

On 23 August 2008, three days after having arrived in Mogadishu, Nigel Brennan and Amanda Lindhout went to interviews at an IDP camp. On the way they were stopped by gunmen and kidnapped along with their Somali translator, Abdifatah Mohammed Elmi, their driver, Mahad Isse, and a driver from the Shamo Hotel, Marwali. The abductors were teenage insurgents affiliated with the Hizbul Islam fundamentalist group.

After being held hostage for 462 days, the ransom was paid. Australian Greens parliamentary leader Senator Bob Brown and businessman Dick Smith lent money to secure their release. They were both released on 25 November 2009.

Nigel Brennan Net Worth

Nigel Brennan is one of the richest Photographer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nigel Brennan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nigel Brennan (born 18 May 1972) is an Australian photojournalist and author. In 2008, Islamist insurgents in southern Somalia kidnapped him and Canadian freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout. He was released 15 months later after a ransom payment was given to his captors. He then went on to write a memoir recounting his hostage experience. In 2013, Brennan competed in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, and spoke after the end of the Atlantic leg about his abduction and its psychological aftermath.

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Who is Nigel Brennan Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Photographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Nigel Brennan celebrates birthday on May 18 of every year.

Are Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan still friends?

The two haven’t spoken in some seven years and avoided speaking to one another, at least publicly, while together in the same courtroom Wednesday. Brennan said he now seeks closure for the terrible ordeal that has rocked his family life.

How did Nigel Brennan escape?

Both Brennan and Lindhout converted to Islam to ingratiate themselves with their captors. An escape attempt through a toilet window ended with their dramatic recapture in a mosque. Elmi and the two drivers were released on 15 January 2009.

What happened to Amanda Lindhout?

Amanda Lindhout recounts 15-month Somalia ordeal on Australian TV’s Interview programme. Young reporter Amanda Lindhout was aware of the risks, but three days after entering Somalia, she and her friend were seized. She told Andrew Denton of her 15-month ordeal. She was just 26 years old.

How did Amanda Lindhout get free?

They were freed after being held hostage for 15 months. In her best- selling book “A House in the Sky,” co-authored by Sara Corbett, Lindhout revealed $1.2 million was spent to free her and Brennan. The pair’s families, after giving up on help from the Canadian and Australian governments, co- ordinated their release.

How many days was Amanda Lindhout in captivity?

Lindhout was working as freelance journalist in Mogadishu when she was kidnapped by a group of young Somali men. They held her captive for 460 days , during which time they raped, assaulted and tortured her.