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Elijah Muhammad

1897 - 1975

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Elijah Muhammad (born Elijah Robert Poole; October 7, 1897 – February 25, 1975) was an American religious leader, black separatist, and self-proclaimed Messenger of Allah who was the second leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI) from 1933 until his death in 1975. Muhammad was also the teacher and mentor of Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan, Muhammad Ali, and his son, Warith Deen Mohammed. In the 1930s, Muhammad formally established the Nation of Islam, a religious movement that originated under the leadership and teachings of Wallace Fard Muhammad and that promoted black power, pride, economic empowerment, and racial separation. Muhammad taught that Master Fard Muhammad is the 'Son of Man' of the Bible, and after Fard's disappearance in 1934, Muhammad assumed control over Fard's former ministry, formally changing its name to the "Nation of Islam". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elijah Muhammad is the 6,656th most popular politician (down from 6,335th in 2019), the 2,416th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,026th in 2019) and the 203rd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Elijah Muhammad ranks 6,656 out of 19,576. Before him are Ibn Muqla, Mustafa Tlass, Alexandros Mavrokordatos, Emperor Shunzong of Tang, John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, and Abdullah Mirza. After him are Dadabhai Naoroji, Rose Francine Rogombé, Itzcoatl, Guy Mollet, Kalākaua, and Fuchai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Elijah Muhammad ranks 100. Before him are Chen Cheng, Husni al-Za'im, Jesse Douglas, Manuel Ávila Camacho, Maria Valtorta, and Fredric March. After him are Kurt Gerron, Josep Pla, Karol Świerczewski, Otto Struve, Samuel Noah Kramer, and Arthur Greiser. Among people deceased in 1975, Elijah Muhammad ranks 60. Before him are Thornton Wilder, Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, George Stevens, Lung Chien, Al Lettieri, and Fredric March. After him are Guy Mollet, Hideo Shinojima, Eugen Fink, Kazimierz Fajans, Robert Stolz, and Michel Simon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elijah Muhammad ranks 2,416 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Parsons (1973), E. Howard Hunt (1918), Fredric March (1897), Harold Garfinkel (1917), Vannevar Bush (1890), and Mary Anderson (1862). After him are Pinetop Perkins (1913), Shannen Doherty (1971), Kalākaua (1836), Sol LeWitt (1928), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), and LeBron James (1984).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Elijah Muhammad ranks 203. Before him are Clement Greenberg (1909), Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807), Joe Wilson (1947), Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878), Thomas R. Marshall (1854), and Mark Felt (1913). After him are Kalākaua (1836), John O. Brennan (1955), Dan Quayle (1947), William Wirt (1772), Dan White (1946), and Mike Dunleavy (1961).

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