Assem Jarrah

Who is Assem Jarrah?

Assem Omar Jarrah is conflictingly reported as either the great-uncle or distant cousin of Ziad Jarrah, one of the masterminds of the September 11 attacks. His work permit was found in the smouldering remains of United Airlines Flight 93 along with Ziad's charred passport.

Jarrah enrolled in Hamburg University in 1982, and graduated five years later when he became a manager with the German division of Frizenios. His work included the sale of chemical and medical equipment to national governments.

In the 1980s, Assem had served with Libyan Intelligence, and worked alongside Abu Nidal, before aligning himself with Stasi where he was codenamed Carsten Berg.

He disappeared in July 2001, after claiming that he was returning to Lebanon - and resurfaced after the attacks, claiming that he was going to sue Der Spiegel for libel, for their report that he had worked with Intelligence agencies.