Hamaas Abdul Khaalis | |
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| Khalifi of Hanafi Madh-Hab Center in Washington D.C. | |
| In office 1958–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Tasibur Uddein Rahman |
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| Born | Ernest Timothy McGhee 1921 Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 2003 (aged 81–82) Butner, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Khalifi of Hanafi Madh-Hab Center in Washington D.C. |
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Hamaas Abdul Khaalis (1921 – November 13, 2003), born Ernest Timothy McGhee, was leader of the Hanafi Movement, a Black Muslim group based in Washington, D.C.
Khaalis founded the group following a split with the Nation of Islam in 1957. In 1971 he won the support of the basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but in 1973, his family was murdered. Enraged by the murders, he organized a 1977 siege of Washington, D.C. in which two of 149 hostages died.[1] He spent the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit kidnapping while armed, second-degree murder, two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, one count of assault with a dangerous weapon, and 24 counts of kidnapping while armed.[1]
- ^ a b "Khaalis v. United States". Justia US LAW. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.