On November 17, 2002, Ali went to Afghanistan as the "lovejHe was in Kabul for a three-day goodwill mission as a special guest of the UN.[78]
On September 1, 2009, Ali visited Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, the home of his great-grandfather, Abe Grady, who emigrated to the U.S. in the 1860s, eventually settling in Kentucky.[79] A crowd of 10,000 turned out for a civic reception, where Ali was made the first Honorary Freeman of Ennis.[80]
On July 27, 2012, Ali was a titular bearer of the Olympic Flag during the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He was helped to his feet by his wife Lonnie to stand before the flag due to his Parkinson's rendering him unable to carry it into the stadium.[81]
On December 20, 2014, Ali was hospitalized for a mild case of pneumonia.[84] Ali was once again hospitalized on January 15, 2015, for a urinary tract infection after being found unresponsive at a guest house in Scottsdale, Arizona.[85][86] He was released the next day.[87]
Ali was hospitalized in Scottsdale on June 2, 2016, with a respiratory illness. Though his condition was initially described as "fair", it worsened and he died the following day, aged 74, from septic shock.[88][89][90][91]
Ali was mourned globally, and a family spokesman said the family "certainly believes that Muhammad was a citizen of the world … and they know that the world grieves with him."[92] Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer stated, "Muhammad Ali belongs to the world. But he only has one hometown."[92]
Public memorial services for Ali at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville are planned followed by later private interment in Louisville's Cave Hill Cemetery.[93][94]
On August 17, 1967, Ali married Belinda Boyd. After the wedding, she, like Ali, converted to Islam. She changed her name to Khalilah Ali, though she was still called Belinda by old friends and family. They had four children: Maryum (born 1968), twins Jamillah and Rasheda (born 1970), and Muhammad Ali, Jr. (born 1972).[96] Maryum has a career as an author and rapper.[97]
In 1975, Ali began an affair with Veronica Porché, an actress and model. By the summer of 1977, his second marriage was over and he had married Porsche.[98] At the time of their marriage, they had a baby girl, Hana, and Veronica was pregnant with their second child. Their second daughter, Laila Ali, was born in December 1977. By 1986, Ali and Porsche were divorced.[98]
Laila became a boxer in 1999,[99] despite her father's earlier comments against female boxing in 1978: "Women are not made to be hit in the breast, and face like that... the body's not made to be punched right here [patting his chest]. Get hit in the breast... hard... and all that."[100]
On November 19, 1986, Ali married Yolanda ("Lonnie") Williams. They had been friends since 1964 in Louisville. They have one son, Asaad Amin, whom they adopted when Amin was five months old.[96][101][102][103][104]
Ali was a resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, in the early 1970s.[105] He had two other daughters, Miya and Khaliah, from extramarital relationships.[96][106]
Ali then lived in Scottsdale, Arizona, with Lonnie.[107] In January 2007 it was reported that they had put their home in Berrien Springs, Michigan, up for sale and had purchased a home in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky for $1,875,000.[108] Lonnie converted to Islam from Catholicism in her late twenties.[109]
Ali's son-in-law is UFC middleweight fighter Kevin Casey, who is married to Hana.[110]
Kiiursti Mensah Ali has also claimed to be the daughter of Muhammad Ali, citing photographs and a paternity test conducted in 1988. She said he accepted responsibility and took care of her, but all contacts with him were cut off after he married his fourth wife Lonnie. Kiiursti however claims to have a relationship with his other children. After his death she again made passionate appeals to be allowed to mourn at his funeral.[111][112][113]
In fact, Clay was initially refused entry to the Nation of Islam
(often called the Black Muslims at the time) due to his boxing career.
However, after he won the championship from Liston in 1964, the Nation
of Islam was more receptive and agreed to publicize his membership.[114] Shortly afterwards, Elijah Muhammad recorded a statement that Clay would be renamed Muhammad (one who is worthy of praise) Ali (Ali is the most important figure after Muhammad in Shia view and fourth rightly guided caliph in Sunni
view). Around that time Ali moved to the south side of Chicago and
lived in a series of houses, always near the Nation of Islam's Mosque Maryam or Elijah Muhammad's residence. He stayed in Chicago for about 12 years.[115]
Only a few journalists (most notably Howard Cosell)
On September 1, 2009, Ali visited Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, the home of his great-grandfather, Abe Grady, who emigrated to the U.S. in the 1860s, eventually settling in Kentucky.[79] A crowd of 10,000 turned out for a civic reception, where Ali was made the first Honorary Freeman of Ennis.[80]
On July 27, 2012, Ali was a titular bearer of the Olympic Flag during the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He was helped to his feet by his wife Lonnie to stand before the flag due to his Parkinson's rendering him unable to carry it into the stadium.[81]
Health issues and death
In February 2013, Ali's brother, Rahman Ali, said Muhammad could no longer speak and could be dead within days.[82] Ali's daughter, May May Ali, responded to the rumors, stating that she had talked to him on the phone the morning of February 3 and he was fine.[83]On December 20, 2014, Ali was hospitalized for a mild case of pneumonia.[84] Ali was once again hospitalized on January 15, 2015, for a urinary tract infection after being found unresponsive at a guest house in Scottsdale, Arizona.[85][86] He was released the next day.[87]
Ali was hospitalized in Scottsdale on June 2, 2016, with a respiratory illness. Though his condition was initially described as "fair", it worsened and he died the following day, aged 74, from septic shock.[88][89][90][91]
Ali was mourned globally, and a family spokesman said the family "certainly believes that Muhammad was a citizen of the world … and they know that the world grieves with him."[92] Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer stated, "Muhammad Ali belongs to the world. But he only has one hometown."[92]
Public memorial services for Ali at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville are planned followed by later private interment in Louisville's Cave Hill Cemetery.[93][94]
Personal life
Marriages and children
Ali was married four times and had seven daughters and two sons. Ali met his first wife, cocktail waitress Sonji Roi, approximately one month before they married on August 14, 1964.[95] Roi's objections to certain Muslim customs in regard to dress for women contributed to the breakup of their marriage. They divorced on January 10, 1966.On August 17, 1967, Ali married Belinda Boyd. After the wedding, she, like Ali, converted to Islam. She changed her name to Khalilah Ali, though she was still called Belinda by old friends and family. They had four children: Maryum (born 1968), twins Jamillah and Rasheda (born 1970), and Muhammad Ali, Jr. (born 1972).[96] Maryum has a career as an author and rapper.[97]
In 1975, Ali began an affair with Veronica Porché, an actress and model. By the summer of 1977, his second marriage was over and he had married Porsche.[98] At the time of their marriage, they had a baby girl, Hana, and Veronica was pregnant with their second child. Their second daughter, Laila Ali, was born in December 1977. By 1986, Ali and Porsche were divorced.[98]
Laila became a boxer in 1999,[99] despite her father's earlier comments against female boxing in 1978: "Women are not made to be hit in the breast, and face like that... the body's not made to be punched right here [patting his chest]. Get hit in the breast... hard... and all that."[100]
On November 19, 1986, Ali married Yolanda ("Lonnie") Williams. They had been friends since 1964 in Louisville. They have one son, Asaad Amin, whom they adopted when Amin was five months old.[96][101][102][103][104]
Ali was a resident of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, in the early 1970s.[105] He had two other daughters, Miya and Khaliah, from extramarital relationships.[96][106]
Ali then lived in Scottsdale, Arizona, with Lonnie.[107] In January 2007 it was reported that they had put their home in Berrien Springs, Michigan, up for sale and had purchased a home in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky for $1,875,000.[108] Lonnie converted to Islam from Catholicism in her late twenties.[109]
Ali's son-in-law is UFC middleweight fighter Kevin Casey, who is married to Hana.[110]
Kiiursti Mensah Ali has also claimed to be the daughter of Muhammad Ali, citing photographs and a paternity test conducted in 1988. She said he accepted responsibility and took care of her, but all contacts with him were cut off after he married his fourth wife Lonnie. Kiiursti however claims to have a relationship with his other children. After his death she again made passionate appeals to be allowed to mourn at his funeral.[111][112][113]
Religion and beliefs
Affiliation with the Nation of Islam
Ali said that he first heard of the Nation of Islam when he was fighting in the Golden Gloves tournament in Chicago in 1959, and attended his first Nation of Islam meeting in 1961. He continued to attend meetings, although keeping his involvement hidden from the public. In 1962, Clay met Malcolm X, who soon became his spiritual and political mentor.[114] By the time of the first Liston fight Nation of Islam members, including Malcolm X, were visible in his entourage. This led to a story in The Miami Herald just before the fight disclosing that Clay had joined the Nation of Islam, which nearly caused the bout to be canceled.
Ali at an address by Elijah Muhammad in 1964
Only a few journalists (most notably Howard Cosell)
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