(Photo Courtesy of Bettmann/Getty Images: Caption for Photo: Heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali meets with the press after defeating challenger Smokin’ Joe Frazier in the 14th round by TKO. Next to Ali is boxing promoter Don King (right), and Ali’s brother Rahaman (left).

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Louisville, KY) According to the Muhammad Ali Center of Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, a former boxer and the younger brother of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, Rahaman Ali, has died at 82 on Friday, August 1st, 2025. His cause of death has not yet been released. Rahaman Ali was born as Rudolph Arnett Clay and followed his famous older brother by becoming a heavyweight professional boxer from 1964 to 1972. Rahaman Ali looked up to Muhammad Ali and followed him into his profession. The two liked to play basketball, wrestle and play cards in their small pink house in the west end of Louisville, Kentucky and Rahaman Ali was younger than Muhammad Ali by a year and a half.

When the death of Muhammad Ali occurred in 2016, Rahaman Ali recalled his older brother as “a really sweet, kind, loving, giving, affectionate, wonderful person.” The Muhammad Ali Center noted that after he went through retirement from boxing, Rahaman Ali often trained and traveled with his older brother.

A book released by Rahaman Ali called “That’s Muhammad Ali’s Brother! My Life on the Undercard” in 2014 with H. Ron Brashear, a columnist and boxing writer as the co-author of that book. A second book by Rahaman Ali was written in 2019 called “My Brother, Muhammad Ali – The Definitive Biography.”

DeVone Holt, President and CEO of the Muhammad Ali Center said in a statement that: “You can’t tell Muhammad’s story without mentioning Rahaman. He was one of the most constant sources of support for Muhammad during this career and their relationship was a true example of what it means to be ‘my brother’s keeper.'” “Rahaman was his brother’s biggest supporter,” the nonprofit’s statement said.

The Muhammad Ali Center of Louisville, Kentucky also commented that a later date will be when the funeral arrangements for Rahaman Ali are going to be announced.