The United States has obtained intelligence that the son and potential successor of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden, is dead, according to three US officials, NBC News reported.

The officials would not provide details of where or when Hamza bin Laden died or if the US played a role in his death.

Hamza bin Laden is believed to have been born around 1989. His father moved to Afghanistan in 1996 and declared war against the US, and Hamza went with him and appeared in al Qaeda propaganda videos.

Hamza bin Laden is considered the second-in-command to Ayman al Zawahiri, the current leader of al Qaeda.