Osama bin Laden
أسا‌مة بن لا‌د‌ن
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Bin Ladenc.1997–98
1st General Emir of al-Qaeda
In office
August 11, 1988 – May 2, 2011
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byAyman al-Zawahiri
Personal details
Born
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Ladin

(1957-03-10)March 10, 1957
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
DiedMay 2, 2011(2011-05-02)(aged 54)
Abbottabad, Pakistan
Cause of deathGunshot wound
CitizenshipSaudi Arabian (1957–1994)
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Spouse(s)
Najwa Ghanem
(m. 1974; sep. 2001)

Khadijah Sharif
(m. 1983;div. 1990)

Khairiah Sabar
(m. 1985)

Siham Sabar
(m. 1987)

Amal Ahmed al-Sadah
(m. 2000)
Children20–26; including Abdallah, Saad, Omar, and Hamza
Parent(s)Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden
Hamida al-Attas
RelativesBin Laden family
ReligionIslam (Wahhabism/Salafism)
Military service
AllegianceMaktab al-Khidamat (1984–1988)
Al-Qaeda (1988–2011)
Years of service1984–2011
RankGeneral Emir of al-Qaeda
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War
  • Battle of Jaji

War on terror

  • Afghan War
    • Battle of Tora Bora
  • Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Operation Neptune Spear