Wafah Dufour
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| Birth name | Wafah bin Ladin |
| Also known as | Wafah Dufour (using her mothers last name) |
| Born | 23 May 1975 (33 years old) in Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Origin | Swiss and American nationality |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, model |
| Website | WafahDufour.net |
Wafah Dufour (born Wafah bin Yeslam bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Ladin (Arabic: وفاة بن يسام بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن) on May 23, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American model and aspiring singer-songwriter. Her father, Yeslam bin Ladin (half brother of Osama bin Laden), is Saudi Arabian (father of Yemeni origin and mother of Iranian origin) and her mother, Carmen bin Ladin, is of Swiss and Iranian descent (mothers name: Mirdoth/Sheybani). She is one of over 300 nieces and nephews of Osama bin Laden.
Wafah Dufour spent the early part of her life in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia but later moved to Geneva, Switzerland with her parents and two little sisters. In 1988, her parents separated and finally divorced in January 2006. Her father and his family have reportedly not spoken to either her or her sisters since she was 15 years old. She changed her last name to her mother's maiden name, Dufour.
She earned a law degree from Geneva University and a masters degree from Columbia Law School in New York, United States. She speaks French, English, Farsi (Persian) but not Arabic. In 2006, Dufour appeared undressed in a popular U.S. men's magazine GQ. In early 2006, publisher Judith Regan signed Dufour to appear in a reality television show. At present she is recording songs and lives in London, she was in New York before.
