Ava Muhammad (1951 – 25 August 2022) was an American Black Muslim. In 1998 she became the first female Minister to preside over a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

and region in the history of the Nation of Islam (NOI). Her job as national spokesperson for Minister Farrakhan is among the most prominent in the nation — a post formerly held by

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under Nation of Islam patriarch Elijah Muhammad. Minister Ava Muhammad is also a member of the

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. In addition to administering day-to-day affairs at the mosque Muhammad was named Southern Regional Minister, giving her jurisdiction over Nation of Islam mosque activity in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and parts of Tennessee.

Biography

In 1975 she received her Juris Doctor from

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Law Center. She later became a member of the New York Bar Association. She married Darius Muhammad in 1988; she was a lawyer, minister, and also the National Spokesperson for the Minister

Louis Farrakhan Louis Farrakhan (; born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader, Black supremacy, black supremacist, Racism, anti-white and Antisemitism, antisemitic Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theorist, and former singer who hea ...

and the Nation of Islam. She was a researcher and author of several books and hosted a weekly radio talk show title
"Elevated Places"
which airs every Sunday on WVON 1690AM in Chicago. Dr. Muhammad was also a cancer survivor. She had talked about overcoming it in the past, but recently, she spoke about he
life-changing journey in extraordinary detail
in recognition of Cancer Survivors Month in the United States.

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