Stephen McGown

Stephen McGown

Stephen McGown was abducted by Al Qaeda up in north Africa while riding a motorcycle from London down to South Africa in 2011. He was held for 5 years 8 months and released towards the end of 2017. He held the record for being the longest held surviving Al Qaeda Hostage in the world. Since his release he has become a sort after Keynote speaker for corporates, forums and schools both locally and internationally. He wrote a book called “Six years with Al Qaeda” which won the South African book awards, adult non-fiction category and the book is subsequently being turned into an international movie.