Saad bin Laden
Saad bin Laden سعد بن لادن | |
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| Birth name | Saad bin Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden |
| Born | 1979 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Died | 2009 (aged 29–30) Pakistan |
| Allegiance | Al-Qaeda |
| Battles / wars | War on Terror |
Saʻd bin ʾUsāmah bin Muḥammad bin ʿAwaḍ bin Lādin (Arabic: سعد بن أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن; 1979 – 2009), better known as Saad bin Laden, was one of Osama bin Laden's sons. While it was alleged by western sources that he was active in al-Qaeda, and was being groomed to be his heir apparent, these claims have been thoroughly debunked by later information which has emerged, as detailed below, of his incapability for any of that. He was killed in an American drone strike in 2009.