Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden, most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a militant Islamist and is reported to be the founder of the organization called al-Qaeda. He is a member of the prestigious and wealthy bin Laden family. In conjunction with several other Islamic militants leaders, bin Laden issued two fatwas—in 1996 and then again in 1998—that Muslims should kill civilians and military personnel from the United States and allied countries until they withdraw support for Israel and withdraw military forces from Islamic countries. He has been indicted in United States federal court for his alleged involvement in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya, and is on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ten Most ...more >>Wanted Fugitives list. Although bin Laden has not been indicted for the September 11, 2001 attacks, he has claimed responsibility (after many initial denials for more than two years) for them in videos released to the public.