Khadijah Farrakhan, 'First Lady' of Nation of Islam, dies aged 90

Khadijah Farrakhan, 'First Lady' of Nation of Islam, dies aged 90 Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 06/29/2026 - 20:08 Known as 'Mother Khadijah', she devoted more than seven decades to shaping one of the most prominent religious and political movements in US Louis Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam, with his wife, Khadijah, in Baltimore, Maryland, on 23 November 1996 (John Mathew Smith/Wikimedia Commons) Off The Nation of Islam has bid farewell to Khadijah Farrakhan, the beloved wife of its longtime head, Louis Farrakhan, who passed away on 27 June, aged 90. Endearingly known as “Mother Khadijah” by Nation of Islam followers, she devoted more than seven decades to shaping one of the most prominent religious and political movements in the US, built on Black self-reliance. “The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan with deep sadness yet with profound gratitude to Allah informs you that his beloved wife of 72 years, the First Lady of the Nation of Islam, Mother Khadijah has returned to Allah (may Allah be pleased),” a statement published by the Shura Executive Council said.