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CHICAGO — Jabir Herbert Muhammad, a longtime manager of boxer Muhammad Ali, has died following heart surgery. He was 79.
His son, Elijah Muhammad III, says he died Monday at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago.
Muhammad managed Ali’s boxing career from 1966 to 1981 and managed his post-fighting career for another 10 years.
He was the son of the late Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad. He served as the Nation of Islam’s chief business manager and established the Nation’s weekly newspaper.
A Muslim prayer service will be held Wednesday with a memorial service on Saturday.
He’s survived by his wife, Amenah Antonia Muhammad, and 14 children.
