12 Facts About Ulrich Kienzle

Ulrich Kienzle was known for specializing in the politics and culture of the Middle East.

Ulrich Kienzle worked for several broadcasters, including German public television networks ARD and ZDF.

Ulrich Kienzle was one of the few Western journalists to interview Muammar Gaddafi in the 1970s.

Ulrich Kienzle was one of the most famous journalists in the six German speaking countries.

Ulrich Kienzle was born in Neckargroningen, Wurttemberg, today part of Baden-Wurttemberg in southwest Germany.

Ulrich Kienzle was 9 years old when World War II ended and 13 when the Federal Republic of Germany was founded.

Ulrich Kienzle earned a university degree in political science, studying at the University of Munich and University of Tubingen with Theodor Eschenburg from 1956 to 1963.

In 1974, Ulrich Kienzle started working for the national public broadcaster ARD as a correspondent, from 1974 to 1977 covering the Middle East and stationed in Beirut.

From 1990 to 1993, Ulrich Kienzle was chief editor for foreign affairs at Hessischer Rundfunk and anchor for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, presenting the foreign affairs magazine.

Ulrich Kienzle was interviewed on events in the Middle East, such as the Iraq War, the War in Afghanistan and the Arab Spring revolts.

Ulrich Kienzle died in Wiesbaden, Hesse, on 16 April 2020, aged 83.

Ulrich Kienzle's publications are held by the German National Library, including:.