Thousands of people trooped to attend Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah, a traditional Islamic Muslim service, which held in Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky yesterday.
Some of the notable faces who came to pay their respects include Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, boxing promoter Don King, US former professional boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, and Rev. Jesse Jackson.
A funeral procession and memorial will be held in honour of the late boxer today, Friday.
See photos from the Jenazah…
Mourners hold photos of Muhammad Ali after his Jenazah
Promoter Don King stands next to former boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard during Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah
Veronica Porche-Ali, Muhammad Ali’s former wife
Women pray during Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah
Muhammad Ali’s casket arrives at Freedom Hall for his Jenazah, a traditional Islamic Muslim service
Laila Ali, center, daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Muhammad Ali’s wife Lonnie, center
Former boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard arrives for Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah, a traditional Islamic Muslim service, in Freedom Hall, Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Louisville, Ky.
Muhammad Ali’s wife Lonnie and her daughter Laila
Mourners photograph the casket for the late Muhammad Ali during the Islamic Jenazah Prayer Service at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky
Adeyemi Falade
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