Thomas Sutherland

American academic (1931-2016) Date Of Birth : 1931-05-03T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 2016-07-23T00:00:00Z

Thomas Sutherland (May 3, 1931 – July 22, 2016), Dean of Agriculture at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad members near his Beirut home on June 9, 1985. He was released on November 18, 1991, at the same time as Terry Waite, having been held hostage for 2,353 days, nearly six and a half years.

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