Osama bin Laden

A community portal about Osama bin Laden with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Osama bin Muhammad bin'Awad bin Laden, most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usuma bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. In conjunction with several other Islamic militants, bin Laden issued a fatwa, that Muslims should kill civilians and military personnel from the United States and allied countries until they withdraw support for Israel and military forces from Islamic countries. . Since 1989, Usama has become a powerful member of al Qaeda's leadership, often leading the country in assassinations. He was a member of Saudi military intelligence for several years but has also served as chief security negotiator, leading the fight against Israel with some of Osama bin Laden's other sons and nephews. Since 1983, Usama has conducted dozens of drone strikes against American...

• Preceded by: Position created
• Succeeded by: Ayman al-Zawahiri
• Born: Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Ladin (1957-03-10) March 10, 1957 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Died: May 2, 2011 (2011-05-02) (aged 54) Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Cause of death: Gunshot wound
• Citizenship: Saudi Arabian (1957–1994) Stateless (1994–2011)
• Height: 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
• Spouse(s): Najwa Ghanhem ​ (m. 1974⁠–⁠2001) ​ Khadijah Sharif ​ ​ (m. 1983⁠–⁠ 1990) ​ Khairiah Sabar ​ (m. 1985⁠–⁠2011) ​ Siham Sabar ​ (m. 1987⁠–⁠2011) ​ Amal Ahmed al-Sadah ​ ​ (m. 2000⁠–⁠2011) ​
• Children: 20–26; including Abdallah, Saad, Omar, and Hamza
• Religion: Islam (Wahhabism / Salafism)
• Allegiance: Maktab al-Khidamat (1984–1988) Al-Qaeda (1988–2011)
• Years of service: 1984–2011
• Rank: General Emir of 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 †