Khadijah Farrakhan

Khadijah Farrakhan (born Betsy Ross; November 26, 1935) is the wife of Louis Farrakhan, the Supreme Leader of the Nation of Islam. She is known as the "First Lady of the Nation of Islam".^[2][3][4]

Khadijah Farrakhan
Farrakhan in 1996
Born	Betsy Ross (1935-11-26) November 26, 1935 (age 89) United States
Other names	Mother Khadijah
Occupation	Political activist
Spouse	Louis Farrakhan ​ (m. 1953)​
Children	9 (1 deceased)[1]
Relatives	Mustapha Farrakhan Jr. (grandson)

Biography

Khadijah Farrakhan converted to Islam with her husband Louis Farrakhan (then Louis Eugene Walcott) in 1955, when they had been married for two years.^[5] She spoke at the Million Woman March in 1997.^[6][7] Khadijah and Louis Farrakhan are the parents of nine children.^[8][1] The Farrakhans' eldest son, Louis Farrakhan Jr., died on June 2, 2018.^[8]