Osama bin Laden

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

36

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-03-10

Day of death

2011-05-02 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Osama bin Laden

Biography

Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of al-Qaeda, the terrorist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets. He was a member of the wealthy Saudi bin Laden family, and an ethnic Yemeni Kindite. Bin Laden was on the American Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) lists of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and Most Wanted Terrorists for his involvement in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings. From 2001 to 2011, bin Laden was a major target of the War on Terror, with a US$25 million bounty by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. After being placed on the FBI's Most Wanted list, bin Laden remained in hiding during three U.S. presidential administrations. On May 2, 2011, bin Laden was shot and killed inside a private residential compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, by U.S. Navy SEALs and CIA operatives in a covert operation ordered by U.S. President Barack Obama. Shortly after his death, bin Laden's body was buried at sea. Al-Qaeda acknowledged his death on May 6, 2011, vowing to retaliate.

Known For

  • 12 Strong

    12 Strong

  • Why We Fight

    Why We Fight

  • Shadow World

    Shadow World

  • Afganistan: Land in Crisis

    Afganistan: Land in Crisis

  • Fahrenheit 9/11

    Fahrenheit 9/11

  • Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

    Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

  • Top Priority: The Terror Within

    Top Priority: The Terror Within

  • The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

  • The Last Days of Osama Bin Laden

    The Last Days of Osama Bin Laden

  • Blood and Oil

    Blood and Oil

  • Return of the Taliban

    Return of the Taliban

  • Sergio

    Sergio

  • The Oath

    The Oath

  • Fahrenhype 9/11

    Fahrenhype 9/11

  • Naqoyqatsi

    Naqoyqatsi

  • This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth

    This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth

  • Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State

    Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State

  • ZDFzoom

    ZDFzoom

  • Greendale

    Greendale

  • Celsius 41.11

    Celsius 41.11

  • Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories

    Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories

  • Los 2000

    Los 2000

  • Shock and Awe

    Shock and Awe

  • Miss Me Yet

    Miss Me Yet

  • Spycraft

    Spycraft

  • Being W

    Being W

  • The Age of Terror

    The Age of Terror

  • Iran: The Hundred Year War

    Iran: The Hundred Year War

  • ...So Goes the Nation

    ...So Goes the Nation

  • Osama Bin Laden: Up Close and Personal

    Osama Bin Laden: Up Close and Personal

  • Pings 2

    Pings 2

  • Horses of God

    Horses of God

  • The Secret KGB Sex Files

    The Secret KGB Sex Files

  • Meet Me in Wichita

    Meet Me in Wichita

  • les 5 étapes du deuil

    les 5 étapes du deuil

  • BOMBLETTE

    BOMBLETTE