El-Kurdi, a German with Arabic roots from his fathers side, tells us the story of his family and himself. A story, which is quite interesting and impressive. El-Kurdis mother moved after World War II in search of a job from Germany to England. There she met her later husband, a Jordanian guy from the Arab Legion. After one year of consideration she decides to move to Jordan and get married to Mahmoud. <\/p>\n
For more than ten years the family stays in Jordan. They have three children, one of them is Samir Hartmut El-Kurdi. The also live as a diplomatic family for four years in London. After that Samir’s mother get divorced from Mahmoud and takes Samir to Germany. <\/p>\n
Back in Germany they both have to apply for Citizenship, even though his mother was born in Germany. They finally get it. El-Kurdi has a widespread familiy with members in Jordan, in the States, in Great Britain. <\/p>\n