Omar bin Laden

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    • One of bin Laden's 19 children
    • Runs contracting company associated with Binladen Group
    • Spouse: 52-year-old Jane Felix Browne (now known as Zaina Alsabah)
    • Native of Saudi Arabia

  • Omar Bin Laden is the son of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, one of the terrorist's 19 children. The younger Bin Laden has expressed a desire to become a peace activist, bridging Islam and the West.Reuters: Bin Laden son arrives in Qatar (November 9, 2008) He is married to Zaina Alsabah bin Laden—formerly known as Jane Felix-Browne—a British woman 24 years his senior. Daily Mail: The bizarre world of Mrs. Bin Laden (July 13, 2007)

    A Saudi citizen, Omar bin Laden has unsuccesfully sought asylum in both Spain and the U.K., on grounds that his opposition to Al Qaeda places him in mortal danger in the Middle East.Reuters: Bin Laden son arrives in Qatar (November 9, 2008) On November 9, 2008, after being deported from Egypt, Bin Laden and his wife were were granted entry to Qatar.Reuters: Bin Laden son arrives in Qatar (November 9, 2008)

  • Background

    Omar Bin Laden is the son of Osama bin Laden and his first wife Najwa. Osama bin Laden has 19 children. Omar lived with his father in the Sudan then moved to Afghanistan with him in 1996. He claims he trained at an Al Qaeda camp but in 2000 until he decided to leave. He claims that he does not have contact with his father. Omar has lived in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

  • Horse Race for Peace

    Omar and his wife met while horseback riding near the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. In a 2008 interview with the Associated Press, the couple announced that they are planning a 3,000 mile horse race across North Africa. The horse race is an effort to draw attention to the cause of peace.

  • Omar bin Laden Quotes

    1. "I don't want to be in that situation to just fight. I like to find another way and this other way may be like we do now, talking."
    2. On contact with his father: "He doesn't have e-mail," Omar said. "He doesn't take a telephone ... if he had something like this, they will find him through satellites"

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