Discover the defining moments in the early life of Osama bin Laden. From birth to education, explore key events.
Osama bin Laden was the founder and leader of al-Qaeda, a militant organization. He fought against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan and supported Bosnian mujahideen. Bin Laden opposed U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, declaring war on the United States in 1996. He orchestrated and supervised the September 11 attacks in 2001, which targeted U.S. assets and resulted in significant casualties, solidifying his role as a key figure in global terrorism.
On 10 March 1957, Osama bin Laden was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to Muhammad bin Ladin, a billionaire construction magnate, and Hamida al-Attas.
In 1967, Mohammed bin Ladin, Osama bin Laden's father, died in an airplane crash in Saudi Arabia.
From 1968, Osama bin Laden attended the elite Al-Thager Model School.
In 1974, at age 17, Osama bin Laden married Najwa Ghanem in Latakia, Syria.
Until 1976, Osama bin Laden attended the elite Al-Thager Model School.
In 1979, Osama bin Laden may have earned a degree in civil engineering at King Abdulaziz University.
In 1981, Osama bin Laden may have earned a degree in public administration at King Abdulaziz University.
In 1983, Osama bin Laden married Khadijah Sharif, who he later divorced in the 1990s.
In 1985, Osama bin Laden married Khairiah Sabar.
In 1987, Osama bin Laden married Siham Sabar.
In 1988, Salem bin Laden, Osama bin Laden's eldest half-brother, died in a plane crash in the U.S.
In February 1989, following the Soviet Union's withdrawal from Afghanistan, Bin Laden returned to Saudi Arabia and was regarded as a hero of jihad. He then engaged in opposition movements against the Saudi monarchy.
In March 1989, Bin Laden led 800 Arab foreign fighters during the unsuccessful Battle of Jalalabad, where he personally led his men to immobilize the 7th Sarandoy Regiment, resulting in massive casualties.
In August 1990, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Bin Laden met with King Fahd and Defense Minister Sultan, offering his Arab legion to defend Saudi Arabia instead of relying on non-Muslim assistance from the U.S. His offer was declined.
In 1990, Bin Laden funded the Afghan coup d'état attempt led by General Shahnawaz Tanai, a hardcore communist. He also lobbied the Parliament of Pakistan to carry out an unsuccessful motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
In 1990, President George H. W. Bush assured King Fahd that U.S. forces would withdraw from Saudi Arabia once the Iraqi threat was dealt with. However, by 1996, the Americans were still there.
In 1991, Bin Laden publicly criticized Saudi dependence on U.S. forces, leading to his house arrest and eventual forced departure from the country. The U.S. 82nd Airborne Division was deployed in Dhahran.
In 1991, Bin Laden was expelled from Saudi Arabia after repeatedly criticizing the alliance with the United States. He and his followers moved to Afghanistan.
In March–April 1992, Bin Laden tried to play a pacifying role in the escalating civil war in Afghanistan, by urging warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to join the mujahideen leaders negotiating a coalition government instead of trying to conquer Kabul.
In 1994, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia stripped Bin Laden of his Saudi citizenship and persuaded his family to cut off his $7 million a year stipend due to Bin Laden's continued criticism of the Saudi monarchy.
On May 18, 1996, due to increasing pressure on Sudan, Bin Laden was permitted to leave for Jalalabad, Afghanistan, where he developed a close relationship with Mullah Omar. The expulsion significantly weakened Bin Laden and his organization.
From 1997, Nasser al-Bahri was Bin Laden's personal bodyguard.
In 2000, Osama bin Laden married Amal al-Sadah.
Until 2001, Nasser al-Bahri was Bin Laden's personal bodyguard.
According to Seymour M. Hersh, in 2006, Bin Laden had been a prisoner of the ISI at the Abbottabad compound.
On 29 March 2012, Pakistani newspaper Dawn acquired a report produced by Pakistani security officials, based on interrogation of his three surviving wives, that detailed Bin Laden's movements while living underground in Pakistan.
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