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19 November 2009

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

“People are surprised when I say I’m the son of Osama Bin Laden”

By Mehdi Hasan

What is it like having the world’s most ­infamous surname?
I am proud to have the name of my grandfather, Mohammed Bin Laden. He travelled to Saudi Arabia, worked hard to build a construction empire and put himself at the right hand of King Abdulaziz. I would be a lesser man than my grandfather if I were to scorn his name.

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