French authorities through the interior minister have on Tuesday ordered Omar Bin Laden, the son of slain Al Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden, to leave the country over posts on social media.
Born in Saudi Arabia, where he spent his early years, Omar bin Laden who is 43 years has also lived in Sudan and Afghanistan.
He left his father at the age of 19 and eventually settled in Normandy in northern France in 2016, taking up painting.
France’s new interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, who made this development known on X, former Twitter, noted that Omar bin Laden had lived in the department of Orne in Normandy as a spouse of a British national.
The minister said that the jihadist’s son “posted comments on his social networks in 2023 that advocated terrorism.”
“As a result, the prefect of Orne issued an order to leave French territory,” Retailleau said.
“The courts have confirmed the legality of this decision taken in the interests of national security,” he added.
The interior minister also said he had signed off on a ban preventing Omar bin Laden “to return to France for any reason whatsoever.”
He did not provide further details and it was not clear if Omar bin Laden had already left France.
