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Khadijah Farrakhan, the wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, died at the age of 90.
The two had been married for 72 years.
“The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan with deep sadness yet with profound gratitude to Allah informs you that his beloved wife of 72 years, the First Lady of the Nation of Islam, Mother Khadijah has returned to Allah (may Allah be pleased),” a Saturday statement by The Executive Council of the Nation of Islam from Student Minister Ishmael R. Muhammad said.
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Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan and his wife, Khadijah, watch as their grandson, Virginia senior Mustapha Farrakhan, is honored with other seniors before Virginia’s NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State in Charlottesville, Va., Tuesday, March 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
“We thank Allah for the precious life of a loving wife, mother, a faithful devoted follower of The Honorable Elijah Muhammad. Mother Khadijah will forever be cherished and remembered. May Allah give His unequaled comfort to the family as we mourn this tremendous loss and lift the family in our prayers and thoughts,” the statement continued.
“Allah, there is no God but He, He gives life and to Him is our eventual return. Funeral (Janazah) services will be sent as soon as it’s available,” the statement concluded.
Farrakhan, who survives his wife, is 93.
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Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, National Representative of The Honorable Elijah Muhammad and The Nation of Islam, speaks onstage during Nipsey Hussle’s Celebration of Life at STAPLES Center on April 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images For All Money In Records and Atlantic Records)
Born Betsy Ross, Khadijah Farrakhan married her husband, then named Louis Walcott, in Boston on Sept. 12, 1953.
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Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, his wife Khadijah Farrakhan, and their daughter, Maria Farrakhan Mohammad, pose for photographers in front of the Window Rock Navajo Monument, Wednesday, July 19, 2006, in Window Rock, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
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The couple had nine children — sons Louis Farrakhan Jr. and Joshua Farrakhan passed away in 2018 and 2023 respectively.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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