The Sun reports the Federal Bureau of Investigation released the pictures showing an aged bin Laden, with his beard trimmed and headdress removed.
The Muslim fanatic, 52, is blamed for masterminding the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed more than 3000 people.
On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners and intentionally crashed two of them into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others in the building.
A third hit the Pentagon and the fourth crashed in a field after passengers fought back against the hijackers.
Read more about the FBI's old Osama bin Laden at The Sun