Ilyasah Shabazz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ilyasah Shabazz
Date Of Birth	Jul 22, 1962(1962-07-22)
Age	62
Birthplace	Queens
Country	United States
Horoscope	Leo

Ilyasah Shabazz Biography

Ilyasah Shabazz is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on July 22, 1962 in Queens, United States. Shabazz was born in Queens, New York, on July 22, 1962. She was named after Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam, the religious and Black nationalist group to which her parents belonged.

In 2014, Shabazz wrote Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X, a children’s book about her father’s childhood. It was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Children’s. The following year, she wrote a young-adult novel, X, about the same subject. The book was among the ten finalists considered for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and it won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Youth/Teens. It also won honors from the Coretta Scott King Awards and the Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature. Her middle-grade novel about her mother’s childhood, Betty Before X, was published in January 2018.

Shabazz wrote Growing Up X, her memoir of her childhood and her personal views on her father, in 2002. It was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction. A devout Muslim, she made the pilgrimage to Mecca, the hajj, in 2006 as her father had in 1964 and her mother did in 1965.

Ilyasah Shabazz Net Worth

Ilyasah Shabazz is one of the richest Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ilyasah Shabazz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ilyasah Shabazz (born July 22, 1962) is the third daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz. She is an author, most notably of a memoir, Growing Up X, community organizer, social activist, and motivational speaker.

In February 1965, when she was two years old, Shabazz was present, with her mother and sisters, at the assassination of her father. She says she has no memory of the event.

Shabazz is a trustee for the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, the Malcolm X Foundation, and the Harlem Symphony Orchestra. As of 2017, she is an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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Facts & Trivia

Ilyasah Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ilyasah Shabazz celebrates birthday on July 22 of every year.

What religion is Ilyasah Shabazz?

A devout Muslim , she made the pilgrimage to Mecca, the hajj, in 2006 as her father had in 1964 and her mother did in 1965. In 2014, Shabazz wrote Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X, a children’s book about her father’s childhood.

Who is Malcolm's oldest daughter?

Attallah Shabazz (born November 16, 1958) is an American actress, author, diplomat, and motivational speaker, and the eldest daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz.

Where did Ilyasah Shabazz go to college?

Education

What is the lost tribe of Shabazz?

The Tribe of Shabazz (Arabic: قَبِيلَة ٱلشَّبَازّ, romanized: qabīlah ash- shabāzz) was, according to the Nation of Islam, a supposed ancient black nation that migrated into central Africa, led by a leader named Shabazz. The concept is found primarily in the writings of Wallace Fard Muhammad and Elijah Muhammad.