Osama Bin Laden, was born in 1955 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He is the 17th eldest son in a family of 52 children. Bin Laden received his primary and secondary education in Jeddah. He then entered college to study economy and management and obtained a degree. He used to be an engineer, and made fortune from oil and construction business. He owns several companies in Saudi Arabia and western countries, with personal property estimated at billions of US dollars.