Laila Ali is the daughter of who most consider the greatest boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali, thanks to his contributions to both the sport and the civil rights movement at the height of societal unrest/division in America. Laila and the rest of her siblings, born to the larger-than-life figure, were blessed and cursed with impossibly large shoes to fill.
She met the challenge and stepped out of her father’s shadow to create her own identity inside the ring and out. Join us while we look at the prestigious Ali family as we rank Laila and her siblings from oldest to youngest!
9. Maryum Ali (June 18, 1968 – Present)
Current Age (as of December 2022): 54 years, 5 months, 17 days
Born: Chicago, Illinois
Occupation: Public Speaker, Author, Social Worker
Known For: Daughter of Muhammad Ali
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Maryum Ali has forged her own identity as the eldest child of Muhammad and Khalila Ali. Even as a young girl, her path in life was clear.
Lovingly referred to as “May May,” her father would ask her, “What is your purpose?” Maryum would respond with the same answer every time. “I want to help people.” She’s fulfilled those aspirations through the many titles she’s held over the years.
Beginning in her twenties, she became a stand-up comedian. It isn’t boxing by any stretch, but it takes a superhuman level of mental endurance and confidence that can only be compared to the gladiators that step onto the four-cornered canvas. She also released a rap album under Scottie Bros Records titled The Introduction.
Despite her early success, she wasn’t satisfied with the impact she was having.
She returned to school and graduated with a B.A. in Social Work. She logged over fifteen years of work in juvenile delinquency prevention and youth development as a case manager, program director, and regional manager for the Mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction & Youth Development in Los Angeles.
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Maryum continues to seek other avenues to reach troubled youth. She authored a children’s book, “I Shook Up the World: The Incredible Life of Muhammad Ali,” written to inspire its readers through the compelling life story of one of the greatest athletes ever.
8. Rasheda Ali (1970 – Present)
Current Age (as of December 2022): c.52 years old
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Author, Speaker, Actress
Known For: In My Corner with Rasheda Ali
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Rasheda Ali is the daughter of Muhammad and Khalilah Ali. Like her big sister, Rasheda has dipped her hands into various creative mediums and found success in each.
As an actress, she’s appeared in Beyond Desire, The Opera Lover, and as recently as this year, she played Rochelle in John Wynn’s One Hour. She was also the casting director and host for her 2008 TV series In My Corner with Rasheda Ali.
Muhammad Ali was unfortunately plagued with Parkinson’s Disease in the latter years of his life, which rendered him severely handicapped in speech and movement. Signs of his disease began to show even before his fighting career was over.
To educate and raise awareness, Rasheda wrote the book “I’ll Hold Your Hand So You Won’t Fall – A Child’s Guide to Parkinson’s Disease.” She serves on the Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics advisory board and is involved in the Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Center.
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Rasheda is married to Bob Walsh and owns two boutique shoe stores in Atlanta and New York.
7. Jamillah Ali (1970 – Present)
Current Age (as of December 2022): c.52 years old
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Marketing Director, Public Servant
Known For: Daughter of Muhammad Ali
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Jamillah Ali and Rasheda are twins! Like Rasheda, Jamillah’s career doesn’t involve fisticuffs, but we’re betting blood, sweat, and tears were involved. Raised in the Chicago suburbs, Jamillah majored in communications at the University of Illinois.
She worked as a marketing director for the MARC Corporation in Maryland before returning to Chicago to work as the Illinois Secretary of State Employment Counselor for the City of Chicago.
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Jamillah married Michael Joyce on May 15, 2010, in Naples, Florida. They share three children, and all volunteer at the Ephraim Bahar Cultural Center, providing food and hygienic products for the homeless and less fortunate.
6. Miya Ali (December 1972 – Present)
Current Age (as of December 2022): c. 50 years old
Born: N/A
Occupation: Sales, Social Work
Known For: Brand Ambassador at Laila Ali’s Lifestyle
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Miya Ali is the product of her father’s extra-marital affair with Patricia Harvell while he was still married to actress Belinda Boyd. In a rare interview she conducted with Marchon FilmFest, she spoke glowingly of her father. “He’s a giver. He loves people. He loves children. He’s an ambassador for peace for the United Nations.”
She has the same charitable spirit that touched her other siblings and continues to aid the homeless and underprivileged through her family’s various organizations.
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Miya is on Instagram and a self-described food coach!
5. Muhammad Ali Jr. (1972 – Present)
Current Age (as of December 2022): c. 50 years old
Born: N/A
Occupation: Activist
Known For: Son of Muhammad Ali
Personal and professional information on Muhammad Ali Jr. is largely unknown. However, we do see that he is an active participant in matters of civil injustice, just as his father had been. Passionate about keeping his dad’s legacy alive, he continues to uphold the values of charitable giving.
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After his passing, Muhammad Ali Jr. wrote, “One message he left for everybody of the world is ‘find the Muhammad Ali within you, live the purpose God made you for before you go back to God.’”
4. Khalia Ali (1974 – Present)
Current Age (as of December 2022): c. 48 years old
Born: N/A
Occupation: Designer, Author
Known For: Daughter of Muhammad Ali
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Khalia Ali is a designer, author, and co-chair of a campaign for the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago. She and her son, Jacob Ali-Wertheimer, work together as members of over ten philanthropic organizations, splitting their time between Philadelphia and Europe.
She also speaks on issues related to body weight, sharing her struggles and triumphs toward achieving a healthy lifestyle throughout her life in her book Fighting Weight.
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Khalia has appeared on several popular TV programs, speaking on a broad range of topics like sports, fashion, and young adult issues, and even hosted Teen Summit – a weekly round table show on BET. According to her Instagram, she is also a fashion designer and the founder of The Khalia Art Collection.
3. Hana Ali (1976 – Present)
Current Age (as of December 20222): c. 46 years old
Born: N/A
Occupation: Author
Known For: Daughter of Muhammad Ali
Hana Ali is an author and filmmaker best known for her involvement in projects relating to her father’s incredible life. These include I Am Ali, Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali, and The Trials of Muhammad Ali, where she appeared as herself.
She and her father co-wrote his autobiography The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life’s Journey in 2003.
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Hana has a memoir titled At Home with Muhammad Ali: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Forgiveness.
2. Laila Ali (December 30, 1977 – Present)
Current Age (as of December 2022): 44 years, 11 months, 6 days
Born: Miami Beach, Florida
Occupation: TV Personality, Professional Boxer
Known For: Super Middleweight Champion
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Laila Ali is the only sibling in the Ali family to carry on her father’s legacy as a professional fighter! Not only did she assume the mantle, but she excelled with flying colors, exhibiting the same skill and competitive tenacity that turned her father into a titan in the boxing world.
She even took it a step further by retiring undefeated! She held the WBC, WIBA, IWBF, and IBA super middleweight titles and an IWBF light heavyweight title. She’s regarded as one of the greatest female boxers of all time and earned her place alongside her father in the halls of boxing immortality.
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Laila married former NFL star Curtis Conway in 2007. They are still married and have a daughter and son together.
1. Asaad Amin (June 17, 1995 – Present)
Current Age (as of December 2022): 27 years, 5 months,18 days
Born: Louisville, Kentucky
Occupation: Baseball Player, Coach
Known For: Son of Muhammad Ali
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Asaad Amin is the youngest of the Ali siblings at 27 years old!
Asaad Amin is best known as the youngest adopted son of Muhammad Ali and Lonnie Ali.
He is a Louisville University alumni, a former baseball player, and now a coach for the school. He met his wife, Rachael, at the Louisville baseball stadium. They have one child, Zoey Ali.
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According to his Instagram, he currently serves as a multimedia content producer for the athletics department at the University of Louisville.
