An Insight Into Osama Bin Laden's Married Life

Osama's Trinity: Bin Laden with one of his sons, an AK-47, and a map of the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean, marking the place of a U.S. Navy ship. The photo is undated. (Getty Images).

Tasked With Finding Osama Bin Laden’s Fifth Bride In Yemen -- Times Online

When Osama Bin Laden decided to marry for the fifth time, he turned to his most trusted advisers to find him a bride.

He wanted a Yemeni girl, he told them. The marriage would cement his relationship with Yemen, his billionaire father’s homeland. Sheikh Rashad Mohammed Saeed Ismael, a Yemeni aide, took up the challenge.

“She had to be religious, obedient, generous, well brought-up, quiet, calm and young enough not to feel jealous of the sheikh’s [Bin Laden’s] other wives,” he giggled.

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My Comment: This is a fascinating read. Not much is known (publicly) about Bin Laden's married life .... at least the Times makes a stab at giving us some information.