The Khadr family (أسرة خضر) is a Canadian family noted for their ties to Osama bin Laden and alleged connections to al Qaeda.
The Khadr family comprises:
- The father, Ahmed Khadr (1948-2003), an Egyptian-Canadian
- The mother, Maha el-Samnah (born 1957), a Palestinian-Canadian
- Their children:
- Zaynab Khadr (born 1979), a daughter
- Abdullah Khadr (born 1981), a son who returned to Canada in 2005, was arrested on behalf of the United States and held for 5 years while an extradition request was reviewed. Ontario Superior Court ordered him released in 2010 citing "shocking and unjustifiable" human rights violations.
- Abdurahman Khadr (born 1982), a son notable for press interviews dubbing the Khadrs "an al-Qaeda family" and his co-operation with the United States intelligence services
- Ibrahim Khadr (1985-1988), a son, who had a congenital heart defect
- Omar Khadr (born 1986), a son captured by American forces following a 2002 firefight and held in Guantanamo Bay from 2002 to 2012. He returned to Canada in September, 2012.
- Abdulkareem Khadr (born 1989), a son who was made a paraplegic in a Pakistani attack that killed his father
- Maryam Khadr (born 1991), the youngest daughter
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