osama bin laden<u+2019>s older brother rents out luxury student flats in scotland   




the older brother of 9/11 mastermind osama bin laden is one of scotland<u+2019>s richest student landlords, it has emerged. 




bakr mohammed bin laden, brother of the deceased al-qaeda chief, was identified as the owner of glasgow<u+2019>s woodside house <u+2013> a luxury student apartment complex. 




the building, which was opened earlier this year, sits on a site worth <u+00a3>1.5 million ($1.8 million) in the affluent glasgow neighborhood of west end. 




wealthy students are charged <u+00a3>13,000 per year to reside in the extravagant studio flats, while enjoying access to dinner party rooms, a private gym, and a cinema. the saudi tycoon is one of the partners of kelso estates ltd, which officially owns the property. 




<u+201c>in addition to two other current officers, engineer bakr mohammed bin laden is indeed named as a person with significant control of kelso estates ltd,<u+201d> said the building<u+2019>s management company collegiate ac chief executive heriberto cuanalo. 




engineering student chenhan ye, from china, said he was <u+201c>certainly surprised<u+201d> to learn bin laden owns the building he lives in. 




<u+201c>i think people will see this as a risk,<u+201d> 




student housing campaign rent strike, which has been fighting against spiraling student rents, told rt the <u+201c>story only furthers our longstanding belief that all landlords are b*stards.<u+201d> 




<u+201c>we look forward to damaging his profit margins in due course,<u+201d> a spokesperson said. 




bakr bin laden is the owner of the billion dollar construction company saudi binladin group, which is responsible for building riyadh<u+2019>s king abdullah financial district with a <u+00a3>816 million check. 




sources describe bin laden as <u+201c>the true ruler of jeddah,<u+201d> but the billionaire keeps a very low profile. share this article...
osama bin laden<u+2019>s older brother rents out luxury student flats in scotland
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