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Osama Bin Laden

Osama bin Laden
أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن
Osama bin Laden portrait.jpg
bin Laden c. 1997
1st General Emir of Al-Qaeda
In office
1988 – May 2, 2011
Preceded by Position created
Succeeded by Ayman al-Zawahiri
Co-founder of Al-Qaeda (With Abdullah Azzam and Ayman al-Zawahiri), 1988
Co-founder of Maktab al-Khidamat, 1984
Personal details
Born Usama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden
(1957-03-10)March 10, 1957
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Died May 2, 2011(2011-05-02) (aged 54)
Abbottabad, Pakistan
Cause of death Shot by US forces
Nationality Saudi Arabian (1957–1994)
Stateless (1994–2011)
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Spouse(s) Najwa Ghanhem
Khadijah Sharif
Khairiah Sabar
Siham Sabar
Amal Ahmed al-Sadah
Children 20 to 26
Religion Islam (Wahhabism/Salafism)
Military service
Allegiance

Maktab al-Khidamat (1984–1988)

Al-Qaeda (1988–2011)
Years of service 1984–May 2, 2011
Rank General Emir of the Al-Qaeda
Battles/wars

Soviet War

Global War on Terrorism


Maktab al-Khidamat (1984–1988)

Soviet War

Global War on Terrorism

Usama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (/ˈsɑːmə bɪn ˈlɑːdən/; Arabic: أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن‎‎, usāmah bin muḥammad bin ‘awaḍ bin lādin; March 10, 1957 – May 2, 2011) was the founder of al-Qaeda, the organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States, along with numerous other mass-casualty attacks worldwide. He was a Saudi Arabian, a member of the wealthy bin Laden family, and an ethnic Yemeni Kindite.


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