Rahaman Ali: Grief for Brother of Muhammad Ali

Rahaman Ali (1943-2025) died. This was announced by the Muhammad Ali Center. According to this, the younger brother of Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) died on August 1 at the age of 82.

Rahaman, born on July 18, 1943, began in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as a career as a professional boxer as his brother. According to the Muhammad Ali Center, Rahaman Ali won a total of 14 of his 18 professional fights between 1964 and 1972. After his own career, he supported his brother and was traveling and training at his side. “You can’t tell the story of Muhammad without mentioning Rahaman,” said Devone Holt, President and CEO of Muhammad Ali Center, in a statement. “He was one of the most constant supporters for Muhammad during his career and her relationship was a real example of what it means to be ‘my brother’s protector’.”

In 2014, Rahaman Ali published his autobiography “That’s Muhammad Ali’s Brother! My Life on the Undercard”. In the same year he was seen in the documentary “I am Ali”. In 2019 the book “My Brother, Muhammad Ali – The Definitive Biography” followed.

Hana Ali (born 1976) said goodbye to her uncle. “Today the last living member of my father’s immediate family has returned to heaven,” she wrote about a picture with Rahaman Ali. He was a gentle soul, “with a heart as big as the world. He had the same sparkle in his eyes as my father, the same light, the same Schalk, the same love.”

Her father loved his brother like that. This protective love has never subsided. […] Uncle Rock had a heart of gold. He never needed a spotlight to shine, and I believe that he and Daddy are now part of something bigger from above, something nice, something to help heal this broken world. “

Muhammad Ali’s daughter Laila Ali (47) wrote: “My father loved his brother Rahaman so much. They are now back in the arms of their loved ones. May they all rest together in peace.”