bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ sˈɪkstiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, ɪn ˈɜːbɪd, ˈælˈæzmɚ mˈuːvd tə pˌækɪstˈæn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, wˌɛɹ hiː mˈæɹid tˈuː ˈæfɡæn wˈɪmɪn.
Born on December 16, 1963, in Irbid, al-Asmr moved to Pakistan in 1985, where he married two Afghan women.