Osama Bin Laden أُسَامَةُ بْنُ لَادِنَ | |
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![]() Osama bin Laden in the 1990s | |
Born | Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden 10 March 1957 |
Died | 2 May 2011 | (aged 54)
Cause of death | Shooting |
Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Known for | Claimed responsibility for September 11 attacks |
Height | 6'4" to 6'6" |
Successor | Ayman al-Zawahiri |
Spouse(s) | Amal al-Sadah (m. 2000–2011) Siham Sabar (m. 1987–2011) Khairiah Sabar (m. 1985–2011) Khadijah Sharif (m. 1983–1990) Najwa bin Laden (m. 1974–2001) |
Children | |
Parent(s) | Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, Hamida al-Attas |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Years of service | 1988–2011 |
Battles/wars | Soviet war in Afghanistan |
Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: أُسَامَةُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ بْنُ عَوَضٍ بْنُ لَادِنَ, romanized: Usāma bin Muḥammad bin ‘Awaḍ bin Lādin English: Osama, who is the son of Muhammad, who is the son of Awad, who is the son of Ladin; 10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was the founder of al-Qaeda, the Sunni militant Islamist organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States. It is also responsible of many other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets.[1][2][3] He was a Saudi Arabian, a member of the wealthy bin Laden family, and an ethnic Yemeni Kindite.[4]