Osama Bin Laden Net Worth

Politicians rule the world, but they aren’t necessarily rich. Osama bin Laden however rules and is extremely rich. As the Engineer, Businessperson Osama bin Laden has a commanding authority over a lot of decisions that impact hundreds, thousands or even millions of lives every day. This person can impact everyday life, impose restrictions and bans, possibly even start a war. Such powers are not really comprehensive for regular civilians. Born in the unknown on the unknown, Osama bin Laden had a big family of Hamida al-Attas, Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden Bakr bin Laden, Yeslam bin Ladin, Salem bin Laden, Tarek bin Laden, Sana bin Laden, Mahrous bin Laden, Mohammad bin Laden, Yahya bin Laden, Ghalib bin Laden, Abdul Aziz bin Laden, Ahmed bin Laden, Haider bin Laden, Ali bin Laden, Thabet bin Laden, Khalil bin Ladin, Yasser bin Laden, Shaikha Mohammed bin Laden, Issa bin Laden, Khalid bin Laden, Hassan bin Laden, Ibrahim bin Laden, Abdullah bin Laden. Quickly becoming a prominent figure in the political world, this politician studied and graduated King Abdulaziz University, Al-Thager Model School, Brummana High School where moves towards eclipsing the political totem pole became more and more aggressive. An impressive salary unknown makes this person rich enough but the total net worth of Osama bin Laden is nonetheless impressive – $50 million.

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Osama Bin Laden graduated from elite high school, and then continued studying at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, initially pursueing a diploma in business administration & economics, but then graduating with a civil engineering degree in 1979, and then in 1981 with a diploma in public administration. It is strange to hear that such an educated person could perpetrate such attacks.

As far as it is known, Osama became involved in radical organizations as the time when he was a student. The first organization was a mujahidden force, focused on destroying Soviet people living in Afghanistan. Of course, it was Osama who was one of the leaders of the organization as regards its finances. He even contributed to arming fighters from Arabia to Afghanistan. Actually, this position made Osama Bin Laden one of the most infamous people in the whole of Afghanistan.

Al Qaeda was established in 1988, but because of its activities in 1992 Osama was forced to leave Saudi Arabia, and chose to live Sudan. However, Americans forced Osama to leave Sudan, too. Then the time for his war came, and Osama moved to Afghanistan as a base from which to fight against the United States. In fact, Osama Bin Laden is considered to be responsible for bombings of US Embassies  in various places.

Osama Bin Laden`s career in terrorism attacks made him known worldwide. Of course, he is acknowledged as a negative person, but the fact is that Osama Bin Laden inherited a great net worth from his father and he managed to use it to devastating effect.

In his personal life, Osama bin Laden is known to have married at least five wives, and fathered over 20 children, many of whom reputably fled to Iran after the 2001 attacks, where they live under the watchful eye of the authorities.

He died on 2 May, 2011 in Pakistan, killed by the military of the United States. It is known that the US had direct evidence of Bin Laden`s location in Pakistan.

Structural info

• Full Name: Osama bin Laden
• Net Worth: $50 million
• Date Of Birth: March 10, 1957
• Height: 1.95 m
• Weight: about 73 kilograms
• Profession: Engineer, Businessperson
• Education: King Abdulaziz University, Al-Thager Model School, Brummana High School
• Nationality: Saudi
• Spouse: Amal al-Sadah, Siham Sabar, Khairiah Sabar, Najwa bin Laden
• Children: Omar bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden, Saad bin Laden, Abdallah bin Laden, Rukhaiya bint Laden, Laden bin Laden, Iman bin Laden, Zainab bin Laden, Abdul Rahman bin Laden, Aasiah bin Laden, Ibrahim bin Laden, Hussein bin Laden, Osman bin Laden, Safiyah bin Laden, Fatima bint Laden, Khalid bin Laden, Amer bin Laden, Aisha bin Laden, Nour bin Laden, Mohammed bin Laden, Ali bin Laden, Miriam bin Laden, Sumaiya bin Laden
• Parents: Hamida al-Attas, Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden
• Siblings: Bakr bin Laden, Yeslam bin Ladin, Salem bin Laden, Tarek bin Laden, Sana bin Laden, Mahrous bin Laden, Mohammad bin Laden, Yahya bin Laden, Ghalib bin Laden, Abdul Aziz bin Laden, Ahmed bin Laden, Haider bin Laden, Ali bin Laden, Thabet bin Laden, Khalil bin Ladin, Yasser bin Laden, Shaikha Mohammed bin Laden, Issa bin Laden, Khalid bin Laden, Hassan bin Laden, Ibrahim bin Laden, Abdullah bin Laden
• IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1136915

Quotes

• We are against the American system, not against its people.
• I have already said that I am not involved in the September 11th attacks in the United States. As a Muslim, I try my best to avoid telling a lie. I had no knowledge of these attacks, nor do I consider the killing of innocent women, children and other humans as an appreciable act. Islam strictly forbids causing harm to innocent women, children and other people. Such a practice is forbidden even in the course of a battle.
• This place may be bombed and we will be killed. We embrace death. The U.S. only loves life. That is the big difference between us.
• We believe that the biggest thieves in the world and the terrorists are the Americans. The only way for us to fend off these assaults is to use similar means. We do not worry about American opinion or the fact that they place prices on our heads. We as Muslims believe our fate is set.

Facts

• Only person to have interviewed him 3 times between 1993 and 1997 was the Beirut-based British reporter Robert Fisk.
• Was a supporter of the fight against Climate change.
• His exceptional height was one of the factors used to confirm the identity of his corpse.
• Father of Abdallah Laden, Abdul Rahman Bin Laden, Saad Bin Laden, Omar Bin Laden, Osman Bin Laden, Mohammed Bin Laden, Fatima Bin Laden, Iman Bin Laden, Laden “Bakr” Bin Laden, Rukhaiya Bin Laden, Nour Bin Laden, Ali Bin Laden, Amer Bin Laden, Aisha Bin Laden, Hamza Bin Laden, Kadhija Bin Laden, Khalid Bin Laden, Miriam Bin Laden, Sumaiya Bin Laden, & Safiyah Bin Laden.
• President Barack Obama announced that, acting on intelligence gathered by the CIA, a Navy Seals unit killed Bin Laden and two other men at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. After DNA tests confirmed Bin Laden’s identity, he was buried at sea. [2 May 2011].
• Former sister-in-law, Swiss-Iranian Carmen Bin Ladin, published “The Veiled Kingdom” (2004) and “Inside the Kingdom” (2005) about her experiences in Saudi-Arabian society. Having married into the bin Laden family in 1974, she returned to her native Switzerland in 1985 in order to spare her daughters the restrictive and oppressive practices she’d experienced as a female in Saudi culture.
• Born to a Yemeni father who lived in Saudi Arabia, and a Syrian mother.
• Due to his illness, he walked with a cane.
• The U.S. State Department has offered a reward of up to $25,000,000 for information that leads directly to his capture. On July 14, 2007 that reward was increased to $50,000,00.00. An additional $2 million has been offered through a program developed and funded by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association.
• Never claimed responsibility for the September 11th attacks, but praised them instead.
• Was a kidney patient and was on dialysis until the start of the US campaign in Afghanistan.
• His personal fortune is estimated at over $300 million dollars. It was inherited by his family’s construction business in Saudi Arabia.
• Has his look-alike puppet in the French show Les guignols de l’info (1988).
• He was missing some of his toes. He sustained this injury during the Soviet-Afghan War.
• He was allegedly involved in the suicide bombings of the USS Cole in Yemen, which killed 17 US sailors (October 12, 2000).

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