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Saudi business magnate (1908–1967)

Muhammad bin Ladin (Arabic: مُحَمَّد بْنُ لَادِن, romanized: Muḥammad bin Lādin; c. 1908 – 3 September 1967) was a Yemeni-born Saudi billionaire business magnate working primarily in the construction industry.

He founded what is today the Saudi Binladin Group and became the wealthiest non-royal Saudi, establishing the wealth and prestige of the bin Ladin family.

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He is the father of Osama bin Laden, who is known for planning the September 11 attacks.

Life

Muhammad bin Ladin was born on the Hadramawt coast of south Yemen to Awad, a KinditeHadrami tribesman from al-Rubat, a village in Wadi Doan.

His year of birth is often given as 1908, although this is an approximation at best, as no central government had solidified control over the area at the time and no birth registry existed.^[1] Muhammad's paternal grandfather was Abud, the son of Ali, one of four brothers (the others being Ahmad, Mans