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Ishmael Muhammad

1964–

United States

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Ishmael Muhammad (born 22 November 1964) is an American minister for the Nation of Islam, an organization that combines black nationalism and some Islamic teachings. A son of Elijah Muhammad and Tynnetta Muhammad, he has served as the Nation of Islam national assistant minister to Louis Farrakhan since 1991. Muhammad is also a Council Member and "is sometimes considered the most likely successor" to Farrakhan to lead the Nation of Islam.

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