Usama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن
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 Battle of Jaji Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Battle of Tora Bora War in North-West Pakistan Operation Neptune Spear †

Maktab al-Khidamat (1984–1988)

Soviet War

Global War on Terrorism

Usama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (/oʊˈsɑːmə 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.