1. Hakim Jamal was an associate of Michael X and wrote From the Dead Level, a memoir of his life and memories of Malcolm X During his life, Jamal was romantically involved with several high-profile women, notably Jean Seberg, Diana Athill, and Gale Benson.
Hakim Jamal's father was an alcoholic, and his mother abandoned him when he was 6.
Hakim Jamal later underwent a conversion to the teachings of the Nation of Islam and renamed himself Hakim Jamal.
Hakim Jamal became a spokesman for the movement and contributed articles to various newspapers promoting Black Power.
Hakim Jamal argued that the ideas of Malcolm X should be the main ideological model for the group.
Hakim Jamal continued to emphasise his cousin's radical politics, while Karenga wished to root black Americans in African culture.
Hakim Jamal saw no point in projects such as teaching Swahili and promoting traditional African rituals.
Hakim Jamal left "US" to establish the Malcolm X Foundation, based in Compton, California.
Hakim Jamal had a brief relationship with actress Jean Seberg.
Hakim Jamal's wife phoned Seberg's father to try to bring an end to the affair.
Hakim Jamal moved to London during the late 1960s, where he met Gale Benson, daughter of the British MP Leonard Plugge.
Hakim Jamal was not a suspect, but it was alleged that Michael X had ordered her death because she was causing "mental strain" to Hakim Jamal.
In 1971, Hakim Jamal wrote his autobiography, From the Dead Level: Malcolm X and Me.
Hakim Jamal later wrote about their romance in her memoir Make Believe, recording his increasing mental instability and alleging that he made repeated assertions that he was God.
Hakim Jamal eventually returned to his wife and moved back to Boston, where he revived his role as director of the Malcolm X Foundation.
On May 1,1973, Hakim Jamal was killed when four men burst into his apartment in Boston and shot him repeatedly.
Hakim Jamal is a character in the 2008 film The Bank Job, in which he is played by Colin Salmon.