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Mohammed bin Laden was married 22 times, although to no more than four women at a time per Sharia. Osama was the only son of Mohammed bin Laden and his tenth wife, Hamida al-Attas, née Alia Ghanem, [11] who was born in Syria. Although there has been widespread speculation that his maternal family is Alawite, they have claimed to be Sunni Muslims.
She married Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden in Latakia in 1956 and moved to Saudi Arabia with her husband. [2]: 72 [4] She was the tenth wife of Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden. [11] Her husband had many wives and he divorced most of them, as having only four wives at once was in accordance with Muslim law. [12]
Married 22 times, with 54 children, his 17th child was Osama bin Laden, who was the son of Hamida al-Attas (born in Syria), Muhammed’s tenth wife. The couple divorced soon after Osama was born, and Hamida was given in marriage to one of the executives of Muhammed's company around 1958. [ 3 ]
Osama bin Laden [a] (10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was a Saudi Arabian-born Islamist dissident and militant leader who was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda, a militant terrorist organization espousing Islamism, pan-Islamism and jihadism.
The U.S. has obtained intelligence that the son and potential successor of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, is dead, three U.S. officials say.
Growing Up bin Laden: Osama's Wife and Son Take Us Inside Their Secret World is a 2009 book written by Osama bin Laden's first wife Najwa bin Laden and fourth son Omar Bin Laden. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Reviews
Meanwhile, McRaven—who oversaw the 2011 raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden—has pledged to use the money to develop education programs for future military leaders and the children ...
It’s been more than 22 years since 9/11 and more than 12 since Osama bin Laden’s death. But the al-Qaida leader’s open “Letter to America” attempting to justify the Sept. 11, 2001 ...