Ali ex-manager Jabir Muhammad dies

A longtime manager of boxer Muhammad Ali and a son of the late Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad has died following heart surgery.

Jabir Herbert Muhammad was 79. His son says he died Monday at University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago.

The Detroit native and longtime Chicagoan managed Ali's boxing career from 1966 until 1981 and managed his post-fighting career until 1991. He went on to a career in business.

He was an adviser to Elijah Muhammad until his death in 1975. And he served as the Nation of Islam's chief business manager and established the Nation's weekly newspaper.

A Muslim prayer service will be held Wednesday with a memorial service planned for Saturday.

He's survived by his wife, Amenah Antonia Muhammad, 14 children and numerous grandchildren.