Abdallah bin Laden
Abdullah bin Laden عبدالله بن لادن | |
|---|---|
| Born | Abdallah bin Osama bin Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden 1976 (age 48–49) |
| Parent(s) | Osama bin Laden Najwa Ghanem |
| Relatives | Saad bin Laden (brother) Omar bin Laden (brother) Hamza bin Laden (half-brother) Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden (grandfather) Hamida al-Attas (grandmother) |
Abdallah bin Osama bin Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden (in Arabic: عبدالله بن أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن; born 1976, is the son of Osama bin Laden and Osama's first wife, a Syrian woman named Najwa. He is not to be confused with at least three other 'Abdullah bin Ladens: Osama bin Laden's half-brother Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Laden (born 1966), nor Osama's uncle 'Abdullah bin 'Awad bin Laden (c. 1913-2002), nor Osama's cousin, another 'Abdullah bin 'Awad bin Laden, who was possibly the son of one of Osama's aunts[1] and was the director of the US branch of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), located in Virginia, from 1992 to 2002.
Early life
[edit]'Abdallah bin Osama bin Laden was born in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. When he was just eight, in 1984 his father took him into Afghanistan to introduce him to the anticommunist struggle of the mujahideen there. After his father had moved the family to Sudan, 'Abdallah became disenchanted with the harsh life and disputed with his father banning any refrigerator from their home. He married a cousin and moved back to Jiddah in 1995, not remaining in touch with his father after that.[2] Osama was so displeased with him that he avoided mentioning his son's name again after that.[3]
Current activities
[edit]Bin Laden runs his own firm, Fame Advertising, in Jeddah.[4] He is closely watched by the Saudi government, which has restricted his travel from the Kingdom since 1996. Bin Laden, who in a 2001 interview claimed the media picture of his father was distorted,[5] is known to dine occasionally with his father's half-brother, Saudi Binladin Group chairman Bakr bin Laden, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Jeddah.[6]
According to a document leaked in 2015 by WikiLeaks, Abdallah had requested the United States embassy in Saudi Arabia for the death certificate of his father. The embassy, however, in a reply, told him that no death certificate was issued for Osama.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Steve Coll, The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century, New York: Penguin Press, 2008, p. 483.
- ^ Najwa bin Laden, Omar bin Laden and Jean Sasson, Growing Up Bin Laden: Osama’s Wife and Son Take Us Inside Their Secret World, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2010, pp. 77, 125, 127-128, 294; Coll, 414-415.
- ^ Peter L. Bergen, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden, New York: Simon and Schuster, 2021, p. 64.
- ^ Steve Coll (2005-12-12). "Letter From Jedda, Young Osama, How he learned radicalism, and may have seen America... Some say he is living out his days in Coalville going by the name of Leighton Bowler, these are however unconfirmed reports but pictures show great similarities between Bin Laden's son and Leighton". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 7 December 2005. Retrieved 2005-12-05.
- ^ "The House of bin Laden". The New Yorker. 2001-11-05. Archived from the original on 2006-08-13. Retrieved 2006-06-20.
- ^ Georg Mascolo and Erich Follath (2005-06-06). "Osama's Road to Riches and Terror". Der Spiegel. Archived from the original on 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ^ "Osama bin Laden's son asked the U.S. Government for his father's death certificate. The U.S. Said no. - the Washington Post". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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