Susanne Osthoff

Quick Facts

Full Name	Susanne Osthoff
Occupation	Anthropologist
Date Of Birth	Mar 7, 1962(1962-03-07)
Age	62
Birthplace	Grafing
Country	Germany
Birth City	Bavaria
Horoscope	Pisces

Susanne Osthoff Biography

Susanne Osthoff is one of the most popular and richest Anthropologist who was born on March 7, 1962 in Grafing, Bavaria, Germany. Susanne Kristina Osthoff (born on March 7, 1962, in Munich) was a German archaeologist who worked in Iraq since 1991. She was held hostage in Iraq on November 25 in 2005. She was released from captors’ hands on the 18th of December the 18th of December, 2005.

On the 28th of January of 2006 the German magazine Focus stated that a small portion from the ransom amount that was alleged to be given to the German government to obtain the release of Susanne Osthoff was discovered in the possession of Osthoff following her release. Without citing source, Focus stated that the officials of the German Embassy in Baghdad had discovered a number of thousands U.S. dollars in the 43-year-old German archaeologist’s clothing after she had a shower at the embassy just after being released. It was reported that the serial number on bills correspond to those utilized by government officials to pay Osthoff’s kidnappers. It is believed that the German Foreign Ministry declined to make a comment. The German government has been known to pay ransoms for hostages in past, but it has not been able to confirm whether or not it did this in the case of Osthoff.

In the summer of 2005 Osthoff she had switched into Sunni Islam, allegedly received numerous threats of abduction that she reported her concerns to American authorities. Though the threats were considered to be serious , and the German Embassy asked Osthoff for her to flee the country Osthoff was able to decide to remain and carry on her work. On the 25th of November, Osthoff as well as her driver went missing on their way from Baghdad to Arbil and shortly thereafter the disappearance, a DVD with an audio clip was delivered by an ARD headquarters in Baghdad. In the clip the two prisoners are surrounded by armed, masked men who read a declaration demanding to see be immediately released by the German government immediately end any cooperation to Iraqi authorities. Iraqi government.

Susanne Osthoff Net Worth

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

Osthoff was born living in Grafing (Bavaria) having two siblings and a sister. After graduating from her schooling, she pursued a degree in Near Eastern archaeology and Semitic languages at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. In the course of studying, she travelled to Turkey, Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen to participate in excavations. Her husband was an Jordanian who has a daughter. She has since converted into Sunni Islam. From 1991 onwards, she was for a long time in Iraq where she mostly worked as an archaeologist, but she also worked in the field of aid.

Susanne Osthoff, her chauffeur were released from the captors on the 18th of December 2005.

She gave another interview during the German television chat show ‘Beckmann’ (ARD) on January 8, 2007, explaining that a certain amount of money had been given to her by the kidnappers as a compensation for the personal goods that had been stolen from her, some of which were quite valuable, e. g. a digital camera. She said she had shown the money to a German embassy official during their first meeting.

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Susanne Ranked on the list of most popular Anthropologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Susanne Osthoff celebrates birthday on March 7 of every year.