A $5 million reward has been offered for Osama bin Laden's capture. (AP photo)

• Osama bin Laden was born in Saudi Arabia in 1957 or 1958.

• He is one of 52 children of a wealthy construction magnate.

• He was exiled from Saudi Arabia and Sudan, eventually taking refuge in Afghanistan in 1996.

• He is tall and thin, standing 6'4" to 6'6" and weighing about 160 lbs.

• He is the leader of the terrorist organization "al-Qaida."

• He was placed on the FBI's Most Wanted List on June 7, 1999 -- $5 million reward offered.