bin Laden

or Bin La·den

[ bin lahd-n ]

noun

1. Osama, 1957–2011, Arab militant leader: founder of al-Qaeda.

bin Laden

/ ˌbɪnˈlɑːdən /

noun

1. bin LadenOsama19572011MSaudiPOLITICS: terrorist Osama (əʊˈsɑːmə). 1957–2011, Saudi-born leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network: presumed architect of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11 2001. Killed by US Special Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan

Example Sentences

Ibrahim bin Laden, a member of the wealthy Saudi construction dynasty, bought the Bel-Air home in the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times

Osama bin Laden belonged to one of Saudi Arabia’s wealthiest clans.

From Los Angeles Times

Prosecutors argued that KSM brought his idea of hijacking and flying planes into US buildings to al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, and later helped recruit and train some of the hijackers.

From BBC

He was moved after months of constant questioning about the location of Osama bin Laden, which he said Monday he did not know.

From New York Times

He directed more than 20 films and documentaries in total, including 2008's Where in the World is Osama bin Laden, and the 2013 One Direction tour movie This Is Us.

From BBC