Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
Islamic leader who led what became known as the 1977 Hanafi Siege / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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 |
Personal details | |
Born | Ernest Timothy McGhee 1921 Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | November 13, 2003(2003-11-13) (aged 81–82) Butner, North Carolina, U.S. |
Occupation | Khalifi of Hanafi Madh-Hab Center 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]