Letters retrieved from the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan confirmed that Saad was killed. In September 2012, al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri confirmed in a video message that Saad bin Laden was killed in a drone strike. See also Bin Laden family Special Activities Division References 1979 births 2009 deaths Assassinated al-Qaeda leaders Saad Deaths by drone strikes of the Central Intelligence Agency in Pakistan Fugitives Saudi Arabian al-Qaeda members Saudi Arabian people of Syrian descent Saudi Arabian people of Yemeni descent Saudi Arabian expatriates in Pakistan