It has just been revealed that the brother of the infamous 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden has put his family’s California mansion on the market for $28 million.

The New York Post has confirmed that Ibrahim bin Laden, who is the older half brother of the deadly terrorist, has put the property up for sale after owning it since 1983. At the time, he bought the Mediterranean villa-style mansion for $1,653,000, which would be about $5.5 million today.

However, the listing makes a point of stating that Ibrahim had not occupied the Bel Air home since before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

“Ready for redoing, owner has not been here for over 20 years,” the listing states.

Though the home has long been abandoned, the price of the property is based on “land value only,” and location.

Located in a prestigious neighborhood in lower Bel Air, the mansion is 7,100 square feet on over two acres of land, and is made up of seven bedrooms and five bathrooms. It was built in 1931, and is just a few doors down from the Bel Air Hotel.

While the home is clearly in a deteriorated state, it appears that the swimming pool and spa at least have been well-maintained.

Ibrahim previously lived there with his ex-wife Christine Hartunian Sinay, a Los Angeles socialite who he has a daughter. During their time living there, Ibrahim and his family employed “full-time groundskeepers, household help, chauffeurs, and private security,” according to Steve Colls book, “The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century.”

After divorcing Ibrahim, Christine would go on to marry and divorce Jason Sinay, an LA musician and son of Fiji Water founder, Lynda Resnick.

Meanwhile, Ibrahim had been on vacation abroad when the September 11 terrorist attacks took place, and he never returned to the United States out of fears of the notoriety he would get from his family name.

Ibrahim, who often bragged about “never worked a day in [his] life,” rented out the property for years. By 2010, it was being used to shoot pornographic movies.

Osama and Ibrahim were two of the 57 children born to Saudi Arabian construction tycoon Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, who had 22 wives.  Osama was killed in May of 2011, five months before the 10 year-anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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