Malcolm X Daughters Oldest To Youngest

Malcolm X children ages range from 57 to 64 years old. Attallah is the eldest and Malaak is the youngest of the Shabazz household.

The age and birth date of the human rights activist’s kids’ includes:

• Attallah Shabazz – 64 years old (November 16, 1958)
• Qubilah Shabazz – 62 years old (December 25, 1960)
• Ilyasah Shabazz – 61 years old (July 22, 1962)
• Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz – 59 years old (1964)
• Malaak Shabazz – 57 years old (September 30, 1965)
• Malikah Shabazz – Age at Death: 56 years old (September 30, 1965 – November 22, 2021)

More details on each of the daughters is given below.

Attallah Shabazz has showcased her acting talent in the films Brave New World and White Man’s Burden. Shabazz has also appeared in TV shows such as 60 Minutes, Ebony, and more.

She and Yolanda King co-wrote a play Stepping Into Tomorrow for teenage audiences. It is known that the collaboration between the two women led to the start of a theatre troupe known as Nucleus.

In 2002, Attallah became a diplomat after the Prime Minister of Belize had asked her to become an ambassador-at-large for the Central American Country.

Apart from being an actress and diplomat, Shabazz is also an author. She released her memoir titled “From Mine Eyes” in 1997 and also wrote a foreword to The Autobiography of Malcolm X which her dad and godfather Alex Haley had written.

Shabazz attended Islamic Center at Riverside Drive for religious education. She has also attended the United Nations International School and received her international law degree from Briarcliff College.

Qubilah Shabazz witnessed one of the biggest tragedies of her life. Qubilah witnessed her father’s assassination by three gunmen in 1965.

The demise of her father changed the lives of her mother and sisters forever. She was just four years old when she lost her dad to the tragic incident.

While growing up she attended a Quaker-run summer camp in Vermont called Farm and Wilderness. For her higher studies, she went to Princeton University but dropped out after three semesters.

Qubilah then moved to Paris and attended Sorbonne. She then worked as a translator.

In 1995, she was arrested by the FBI for her connection to the plot to kill the then-leader of the Nation of Islam Louis Farrakhan. It is known that Shabazz believed Farrakhan to be responsible for her dad’s assassination.

She accepted a plea deal and agreed to undergo psychological treatment and counseling for her substance use disorder.

When she was in Paris Qubilah met a man with whom she had a son named Malcolm. Her son passed away in 2013 due to a fight at a bar in Mexico.

Malcolm X daughter Ilyasah Shabazz is a multi-talented film producer, author, motivational speaker, professor, and business executive. Ilyasah has inspired several people with her work.

According to her LinkedIn profile, She serves as the President and producer at Ilyasah Shabazz Enterprises. The enterprise produces several award-winning films, podcasts, and radio programs. It has produced shows such as Prince Among Slaves, X a Novel, and The Awakening of Malcolm X.

She also works as an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She instructs courses within the departments of Anthropology, Police Law & Science, and Africana Studies.

Shabazz has served the City of Mount Vernon for 12 years as Director of Cultural Affairs and Director of Public Affairs.

She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from SUNY New Paltz. She went to Fordham University for her master’s degree in Education and Human Resource Development.

Ilyasah received her Doctor of Arts from Worcester State University.

Gamilah is the most private child of Malcolm compared to the other four living daughters. Despite coming from a well-known family Gamilah has remained out of the spotlight.

In order to maintain her privacy, she doesn’t have any social media accounts.

Betty Shabazz and Malcolm X youngest child Malaak Shabazz serves as a self-described human rights activist. The youngest child of Malcolm X has been inspired by him.

On the 50th anniversary of her father’s demise, she spoke to the French network, France 24. She talked about her dad’s achievements and what would he do if he was still alive.

Malaak and her twin sister Malikah were born seven months after her father’s assassination. The twins only knew about Malcolm from the stories and memories told by their mother.

Malaak’s twin sister Malikah Shabazz passed away on November 22, 2021, due to natural causes. Malikah took her last breath at her home in Brooklyn.

Her body was found unconscious by her daughter Bettih-Bahiyah. Malikah’s friends and family shared heartfelt gratitude as they remembered her. It is known that she passed away days after Malcolm X’s assailants were exonerated.

In 2011, she was sentenced to five years of probation for identity theft. Six years later, she and her child Bettih-Bahiyah were arrested at a Wal-Mart parking lot as the authorities found seven dogs locked in crates.

Malcolm X daughters today are successful in their own career fields. The Shabazz sisters are trying to make the world a better place with their work.

The human rights activist’s children have been trying to give justice to their father’s untimely demise. According to Yahoo News, in February 2023 Ilyasah accused several federal and New York government agencies of fraud and concealing the evidence regarding Malcolm’s assassination.

Malcolm X family line of descent starts with his dad Earl Little and his mother Louise Norton Little. Malcolm has six siblings.

He is the fourth child of his parents. In 1958, he exchanged wedding vows with his wife Betty Shabazz.

After marriage, he created his own family with his spouse and six children. Malcolm X daughters names are Attallah, Qubilah, Ilyasah, Gamilah, Malaak and Malikah.

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