Age, Biography and Wiki
Omar bin Osama bin Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden, born on March 1, 1981, is the fourth-eldest son of Osama bin Laden. He is known for his artistic and business ventures, which have been a significant departure from his father's controversial legacy. Omar has been living in various locations, including France until his residence permit was revoked in 2023, and reportedly now resides in Qatar.
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| Date of Birth | 1 March 1981 |
| Age | 44 Years |
| Birth Place | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Omar bin Laden's personal life and relationship status are not widely documented in the public domain.
Omar bin Osama bin Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden (, ʿUmar bin ʾUsāmah bin Muḥammad bin ʿAwaḍ bin Lādin; born March 1, 1981), better known as Omar bin Laden, is a Saudi artist, author, cultural ambassador, and businessman, and fourth-eldest son of Osama bin Laden, with his first cousin and first wife Najwa Ghanhem (see Bin Laden family). He lived in Normandy, France, until October 2023, when the French authorities canceled his residence permit. Reportedly, he has since been living in Qatar. In October 2024 bin Laden was barred from returning to the country by the French interior minister Bruno Retailleau for advocating terrorism on social media, a post from the now-deleted account @omarbinladin1.
He said that he trained in al-Qaeda camps beginning at the age of 14, but after training with al-Qaeda for six years and sharing a house with al-Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri, he left al-Qaeda in 2000 because he did not want to be associated with killing civilians and his father Osama did not object.
Omar bin Laden married Jane Felix-Browne, who also goes by the name Zaina Mohamed Al-Sabah, a parish councillor from Moulton, near Northwich in Cheshire in the United Kingdom, on September 15, 2006. The marriage was conducted in September 2006 in Islamic ceremonies in both Egypt and Saudi Arabia, after which the couple spent a few months together in Jeddah before his wife returned to Britain for several weeks.
It has been reported that Felix-Browne met bin Laden while she was undergoing treatment for multiple sclerosis. They met on a horseback ride at the Giza pyramids in Egypt. She is his second wife and 24 years older than he is, with five grandchildren. She was aware when she married bin Laden that he had been married and divorced, with a two-year-old son.
In January 2008, bin Laden applied for a British spousal immigration visa which would have permitted him to reside indefinitely at his wife's home in Moulton, Cheshire, a process which required him to provide original documentation of his divorce from his first wife. The couple stated their desire to have a child using a surrogate mother. One report stated the visa application was denied because bin Laden failed to provide his father's permanent address. A later report by The Times of bin Laden's appeal stated that the visa had been denied by an entry clearance officer at the UK embassy in Cairo because bin Laden's entry would cause "considerable public concern." The officer was quoted "I note that statements made during recent media interviews indicate evidence of continuing loyalty to your father, and your presence in the UK could, therefore, cause considerable public concern." This written statement was shown to the Associated Press by the couple's legal firm, but Britain's Home Office declined to comment to the press on an individual case. In April 2008, bin Laden and Al-Sabah said they planned to appeal the ruling, calling it "unjust and arbitrary", stating that Al-Sabah requires medical attention in Britain and that her appeal to live with him in Saudi Arabia could take years to process. As of April 2008, bin Laden has a house in Cairo.
Bin Laden said that his father felt that he was just trying to defend the Islamic world, and that his father was not a terrorist "because history tells you he's not". In an interview with ABC News, he said, "My father is a very kind man. And he is very sorry when he did something like 11th September." Osama bin Laden ordered the attacks "Because he believes if he put two buildings down, maybe some people, little will die, but millions other will (be) save(d). He believed that. ... I believe he did wrong". In a January 21, 2008, CNN interview, he said, "I try and say to my father: 'Try to find another way to help or find your goal. This bomb, these weapons, it's not good to use them on anybody.'" Regarding the September 11 attacks, he said, "I don't think 9/11 was right personally, but it happened. I don't think ... [the war] in Vietnam was right. I don't think what's going on in Palestine is right. I don't think what's going on in Iraq is right. If we make what is right and not right, we will make a very big list."
Bin Laden stated that he had not been in contact with his father since leaving Afghanistan in 2000. He said, "The last time I saw my father was in 2000, 2001. I was in Saudi Arabia and felt a terrible sorrow for all the victims [of the September 11 attacks]", "My father has a kind heart", and "I do not believe my father is dead, otherwise I would have known it; the world would have known it." When asked whether he would tell the Americans if he found out where his father was living, he said with a smile, "Actually, I would hide him. Because he is my father."
According to Time, bin Laden has stated a desire to become an "ambassador of peace" between Muslims and the West. Bin Laden said that his father offered a truce to Europe in a 2004 videotape and a conditional truce with the United States in a 2006 videotape. "My father is asking for a truce but I don't think there is any government (that) respects him. At the same time they do not respect him, why everywhere in the world, they want to fight him? There is a contradiction." The truces offered in these videos of Osama bin Laden were promptly rejected at the time.
Bin Laden and his mother Najwa bin Laden published a book authored in late October 2009, titled Growing Up bin Laden. According to media coverage, the book details that "the kids grew up in Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Afghanistan without laughter or toys, were routinely beaten, and lost their pets to painful death from poison gas experiments by their father's fighters." It states that Osama bin Laden tried to persuade his son to volunteer for suicide missions and exposed him to dangerous conditions visiting training camps in Afghanistan and sending him to the front lines of the Afghan civil war. The book describes the family living in Jeddah without air conditioning or refrigeration, treating asthma with honeycombs and onions, and eventually moving to stone huts in Tora Bora without electricity or running water in 1996.
Bin Laden published a complaint on May 10, 2011 that the burial at sea of his father deprived the family of a proper burial, and that the U.S. violated international laws by not providing a trial for his father. He made several other claims regarding the mission that killed his father, such as stating that no one living at the compound was armed. He also requested that the United Nations and other international groups investigate the killing of Osama bin Laden as a criminal matter. The U.S. ignored his demands, and as of 2025 have not reconsidered whether to engage with them.
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| Husband | Zaina bin Laden (m. 2006) |
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Net Worth and Salary
Information regarding Omar bin Laden's net worth and salary is not readily available. His financial situation might be influenced by his family's historical wealth and his own business and artistic ventures.
Career, Business and Investments
Omar bin Laden has been involved in various business activities, including running his own company in Jeddah prior to 2006. He has also pursued a career as an artist, living in Normandy, France, where he focused on painting landscapes until his residence permit was revoked. His business ventures have been more low-key compared to his family's prominent Saudi Binladen Group, which is known for its construction and real estate activities.
Bin Laden ran his own company in Jeddah prior to 2006 as a contractor and scrap metal dealer. Jeddah, a major city and important transit port for Saudi Arabia, is the site of the headquarters of the Saudi Binladen Group and has been reported to be "truly" ruled by Bakr bin Laden.
Social Network
Omar bin Laden's social media presence has been controversial, with reports of him being banned from returning to France due to alleged posts glorifying terrorism. He has denied these claims, stating that his account was hacked.
Investigative journalists questioned bin Laden about the matter in the podcast Hechos Reales, or True Facts. "A person from another country managed to get the password of my Twitter account and posted a Tweet using my name. They were not my words. I reported the Tweet to Twitter and after a week or so, the account was thankfully blocked," bin Laden said. "I no longer have access to my Twitter account," he added, "so I was unable to remove it myself. I want to tell people I condemn terrorism and violence with all my heart", he added.
After arriving in Rome from Switzerland amid heavy security on February 2, 2008, bin Laden said in a television interview that night "I would very much like to meet the Pope in Saint Peter's, but I have been told that it is not easy."
Education
Specific details about Omar bin Laden's educational background are not well-documented.
In summary, Omar bin Laden's career and life have been marked by a blend of business, art, and cultural ambassadorship, set against the backdrop of his family's complex and controversial history. While specific financial details are not available, his endeavors reflect a desire to distance himself from his father's legacy and build a more peaceful life.
