Louis Farrakhan
Politician
1933 –
Who is Louis Farrakhan?
Louis Farrakhan Muhammad, Sr. is the leader of the religious group Nation of Islam. He served as the minister of major mosques in Boston and Harlem, and was appointed by the longtime NOI leader, Elijah Muhammad, as the National Representative of the Nation of Islam. After Warith Deen Muhammad disbanded the NOI and started the orthodox Islamic group American Society of Muslims, Farrakhan started rebuilding the NOI. In 1981 he revived the name Nation of Islam for his organization, previously known as Final Call, regaining many of the Nation of Islam's National properties including the NOI National Headquarters Mosque Maryam, reopening over 130 NOI mosques in America and the world. The Southern Poverty Law Center describes Farrakhan as antisemitic and anti-white. Farrakhan himself, however, disputes this view of his ideology.
Farrakhan is a black religious and social leader. Farrakhan has been both praised and widely criticized for his often controversial political views and outspoken rhetorical style. He has been criticized for remarks that have been perceived as antisemitic, anti-white and prejudiced against gays.
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- Born
- May 11, 1933
The Bronx - Also known as
- Louis Eugene Walcott
- Minister Abdul Farrakhan
- Lewis Walcott
- Minister Farrakhan
- Minister Louis Farrakhan
- Louis X
- The Charmer
- Calypso Gene
- Gene
- Louis Farrakhan Muhammad, Sr.
- Parents
- Spouses
- Khadijah Farrakhan
(1953/09/12 - )
- Khadijah Farrakhan
- Children
- Religion
- Islam
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Winston-Salem State University
- English High School of Boston
- Boston Latin School
- Lived in
- Boston
- The Bronx
- New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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