Najwa Ghanem

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Najwa Ghanem is a Syrian woman who is the first wife and first cousin of Osama bin Laden.[1] Her father is the brother of Osama's mother, Hamida al-Attas, nee A'alia Ghanem.[2] Najwa was promised in marriage to Osama and married him in 1974, when she was 14 and he was 18.[2] She is the mother of Saad bin Laden, as well as at least 10 more sons. [3]

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  1. ^ The Scotsman: Bin Laden 'fantasised over' Whitney Houston - Last accessed August 26, 2006
  2. ^ a b Bar'el, Zvi (2002-09-12). Qaida's Lebanese Hydra. Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
  3. ^ New York Post Article: Osama’s Evil Spawn in Leb

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