Who is Safiyah bin Laden?
Safiya Bin Laden is the daughter of one of the most well-known terrorists in the world, Osama bin Laden.
Safiya is the 2nd daughter of Osama with his 5th wife, Amal Fateh al-Sadah. She was born shortly after the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
As of today, Safiyah is 21 years old. Unfortunately, because of the controversies that surround his father, Safiyah chose to keep her life private.
Because of this, it’s hard to find other things about her.
Who is Safiyah bin Laden’s Father?
Safiyah’s father is Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, commonly known as Osama bin Laden.
Osama was born on March 10, 1957, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He’s the son of Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, a Yemeni billionaire construction tycoon with close ties to the Saudi Royal Family.
His mother is Hamida al-Attas. She’s the 10th wife of Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden. As soon as Osama bin Laden was born, Mohammed divorced Hamida.
Osama was raised as a devoted Sunni Muslim. He went to the elite Al-Thager Model School from 1968 to 1976.
Then, he also attended King Abdulaziz University where he studied business administration and economics.
According to reports, Osama bin Laden had 5 wives. The first one was Najwa Ghanem. He married her in 1974 at age 17. However, on September 9, 2001, Najwa left Afghanistan.
The other wives of Osama were Khadijah Sharif, Khairiah Sabar, Siham Sabar, and Amal al-Sadah.
There were also reports that Osama had a 6th wife. However, her name wasn’t known since their marriage was annulled immediately after the ceremony.
Who is Safiyah bin Laden’s Mother?
Safiyah’s mother is Amal Fateh al-Sadah. She got married to Osama in 2000. She’s the 5th wife of Osama and they had 6 children.
Unfortunately, there’s nothing much to know about Safiyah’s mother. All we know is that they’ve got 6 kids.
These children include Ryon bin Laden (born 1993), Safiyah bin Laden (born 2001), Aasiah bin Laden (born 2003), Ibrahim bin Laden (born 2004), Zainab bin Laden (born 2006), and Hussein bin Laden (born 2008).
Who are Safiyah bin Laden’s Siblings?
As mentioned above, Safiyah has 5 siblings from her mother. Unfortunately, every single one of them keeps their lives private.
However, Safiyah also has a couple of step-siblings from Osama’s other wives.
Osama’s first wife was Najwa Ghanem. The two had 11 kids. The second wife of Osama was Khadijah Sharif. The two had only 3 kids.
The 3rd wife of Osama was Khairiah Saber. The two only had 1 son named Hamza bin Laden. Just like his father, Hamza was a member of Al-Qaeda. After the death of Osama, reports say that he became the leader of the group.
The 4th wife of Osama was Siham Sabar. The two only had 4 kids.
Osama bin Laden’s Death
On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan by a US military special ops unit. It was an operation ordered by Ex-president Barack Obama code-named Operation Neptune Spear.
