bin Laden (Osama)

Osama bin Laden, born in 1957 in Saudi Arabia, was the founder of al-Qaeda, responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the United States. A former ally to the U.S. during the Soviet-Afghan War, he later declared jihad against the U.S., advocating global jihad. Bin Laden was a central figure in global terrorism until his death by U.S. forces in Pakistan in 2011. [ChatGPT]