Osama bin Laden
Founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)
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Key Takeaways
- Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of the al-Qaeda militant organization.
- Al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001 attacks (9/11) against the United States killed 2,977 victims.
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of the al-Qaeda militant organization. A pan-Islamist and Islamic extremist, bin Laden organized and funded numerous jihadist or anti-Western militants and terrorist attacks worldwide. Al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001 attacks (9/11) against the United States killed 2,977 victims.
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