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Najwa bin Laden (born c. 1959), née Ghanem, is a Syrian woman who was the first wife and first cousin of Osama bin Laden.^[1] Her father is the brother of Osama's mother, Hamida al-Attas (born Alia Ghanem).^[2] Najwa was "promised" in marriage to Osama.^[2] She is the mother of Saad bin Laden, as well as at least 10 more children. She co-authored Growing Up bin Laden with her son Omar.^[3]

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^ The Scotsman: Bin Laden 'fantasised over' Whitney Houston - Last accessed August 26, 2006
^ ^a ^b Bar'el, Zvi (2002-09-12). "Qaida's Lebanese Hydra". http://www.lebanonwire.com/0209/02091201HZ.asp. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
^ Andrew Lee Butters (27 October 2009) Growing Up bin Laden: Osama's Son Speaks Time. Accessed 24 December 2009.

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Background	Childhood, education, and personal life · Militant activity · Beliefs and ideology · Criticism · Location · Khartoum compound · Abbottabad compound · Death (reactions, code name controversy, conspiracy theories)

Family	Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (father) · Hamida al-Attas (mother) · Najwa Ghanem (first wife) · Abdullah bin Laden (son) · Hamza bin Laden (son) · Saad bin Laden (son) · Omar bin Laden (son)

Work	al-Qaeda · Wadi al Aqiq · Messages to the World · Fatawā · 2004 video · 19 January 2006 tape · 7 September 2007 video · 11 September 2007 video · 20 September 2007 tape (more)

In media	In popular culture · Growing Up bin Laden · Holy War, Inc. · Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? · Interviews

Related	Allegations of support system in Pakistan for Osama bin Laden · Bodyguard · Issue Station · September 11 attacks · CIA – Osama bin Laden controversy · False sightings

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Name	Bin Laden, Najwa
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Short description	Relative of Osama bin Laden
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