Osama bin Laden began life as the son of billionaire and turned to terror after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
Osama bin Laden Fast Facts
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Here’s a look at Osama bin Laden, the former leader of al Qaeda who was killed in 2011.
Personal
Birth date: 1957
Death date: May 2, 2011
Birth place: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Birth name: Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden
Father: Muhammad Awad bin Laden, construction company executive
Mother: Hamida al-Attas
Marriages and Children:
Married to Najwa (1974-separated days before 9/11), and had children Abdullah (1976), Abdul Rahman (1978), Sa’ad(1979), Omar (1981), Osman (1983), Muhammad (1985), Fatima (1987), Iman (1990), Ladin “Bakir” (1993), Rukhaiya (1997), and Nour (1999 or 2000)
Married to Khadijah (1983-1995, divorced), and had children Ali (1984 or 1986), Amer (1990) and Aisha (1992)
Married to Khairiah (1985-2011, his death), and had child Hamza (1989 or 1991)
Married to Siham (1987-2011, his death), and had children Kadhija (1988), Khalid (1989), Miriam (1990) and Sumaiya (1992)
Married to an unknown woman (1996, annulled within days)
Married to Amal (2000-2011, his death), and had children Safiyah (2001), Aasia (2003), Ibrahim (2004), Zainab (2006) and Hussain (2008)
Education: King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, engineering, 1979
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Religion: Sunni Muslim