Osama's Profile

Who is Osama bin Laden? This has been the question from people who just knew little about this "most wanted" guy of the new era. Osama's full name is Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden. Bin in Arab means son. Believed to be born in 1957 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from a Yemeni father and a Syrian mother.  He is from a wealthy family and his family's wealth came from building construction. Osama married his first cousin (which is a tradition in most Muslim people) and later married another four and is believed to have 24 kids kids from five wives.
Osama took up business administration, economics and engineering in college. Adbullah Azzam and Ayman Al Zawahiri were believed to be influential in Osama's life. He used his wealth to fund the association.

Osama formed a group called " al-Qaeda ". He aims nothing but to eliminate the US forces in the middle east and ousting the leaders that is believed to be US ally.

His life ends on May 2, 2011 when the US military make an underground operation near Islamabad. Osama was shot in his head after resisting with the American Troops. His underground home shocked the American troops, it is surrounded by a 12 ft- 18 ft walls. Estimated about 8 times larger than ordinary homes.

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