The son of Osama bin Laden is slated to be the new leader of al-Qaeda. |
In 2011, Barack Obama ordered the U.S. Navy Seals to carry out a hit on Hamza's father Osama bin Laden. The strike of Abbottabad, Pakistan netted the capture of the world's most wanted terrorist leader.
Bin Laden's death crippled al-Qaeda.
However it didn't get rid of the group. For years, al-Zawahiri has been grooming Hamza to lead.
Known as Hamza bin Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, he is one of the 30 children of Osama bin Laden. He quickly became involved in al Qaeda at an early age.
At age 17, he married a daughter of Tanzanian terrorist plotter Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah.
He also married a woman who was the daughter of 9/11 plot organizer and hijacker Mohamed Atta.
The State Department says, and it's willing to pay up to $1 million for information on his whereabouts.
Osama bin Laden's death didn't cripple al-Qaeda. They still exist but they're working on covering their tracks. |
The State Department said items seized from the elder bin Laden's hiding place in Pakistan at the time of his death indicated he was grooming Hamza bin Laden to replace him as al Qaeda's leader.
As American officials hunt him down, UN member states are required to freeze Hamza bin Laden's assets, and comply with a travel ban and arms embargo, according to the State Department Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism.
U.S. officials estimate Hamza bin Laden is between the ages of 30 and 33.
Saudi Arabia has revoked Hamza bin Laden's citizenship, official newspaper Um al-Qura reported Friday, citing a royal order issued to the Interior Ministry.
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