10 Facts about Bin Laden

Thursday, July 2nd 2015. | Figures


Let me show you the interesting Facts about Bin Laden in the following post below. This man was born on 10 March 1957 and died on 2 May 2011.  His full name is Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden. He was a member of the rich bin Laden family came from Saudi Arabia. Bin Laden was famous due to his mass casualty attack including the September 11 attack in United States. He was the founder of al-Qaeda. Here are other facts about bin Laden for you:

Facts about Bin Laden 1: the early life

Bin Laden was from a super rich billionaire family who lived in Saudi Arabia.  After he left university, he was in Pakistan to join mujahedin force. The main intention of the force was to fight against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.

Facts about Bin Laden 2: the popularity

The popularity of Bin Laden increased after he used his money from the Arab world to fund the mujahedin.

Facts about Bin Laden

Facts about Bin Laden

Facts about Bin Laden 3: al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda was established by Bin Laden in 1988. In 1992, he was eliminated from Saudi Arabia. Then he lived in Sudan. In 1996, he had to leave Sudan due to the pressure from United States.

Facts about Bin Laden 4: the new base

After he left Sudan, he lived in Afghanistan and created a base here. He considered United States as his enemy. Therefore, he planned and executed several attacks and bombings.

Bin Laden Picture

Bin Laden Picture

Facts about Bin Laden 5: the most wanted person

Due to his involvement in the United States embassy bombings, Osama Bin Laden was listed in Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and Most Wanted Terrorists based on the list of American Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI).

Facts about Bin Laden 6: the price

FBI would give the people with $25 million for his head in 2001 to 2011. He was the main target in the War on Terror.

Bin Laden Life

Bin Laden Life

Facts about Bin Laden 7: death

Osama bin Laden was shot and assassinated on 2 May 2011 in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The U.S. President Barack Obama ordered U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group and Central Intelligence Agency SAD/SOG operators to do the operation to catch him. Get facts about Obama here.

Facts about Bin Laden 8: parents

His father was a billionaire construction magnate named Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden. He was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His mother was Hamida al-Attas. She was the 10th wife of his father.

Bin Laden Image

Bin Laden Image

Facts about Bin Laden 9: the inheritance

Bin Laden got $25 to $30 million for his inheritance. Actually his family earned $5 billion.

Facts about Bin Laden 10: education

He was a student at King Abdulaziz University. He studied business administration and economics.

Bin Laden Facts

Bin Laden Facts

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