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Osama bin Laden

founder of al-Qaeda

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born
1957
died
2011
age at death
54
known for
civil engineer, businessperson, jihadist

1957 – 2011

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Osama bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda, a Salafi jihadist militant organization, from 1988 until his killing in 2011. He was one of the most significant supporters of Islamic terrorism and jihadist militant movements around the world, aiming to found a pan-Islamic caliphate and end Western nations' interventionism in the Middle East.

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