26 Facts About Malcolm Shabazz

Malcolm Shabazz made headlines for multiple arrests during his life, including setting a fire that killed his grandmother, Betty.

Malcolm Shabazz was murdered in Mexico on May 9,2013, at the age of 28.

Malcolm Shabazz was born in Paris on October 8,1984.

Malcolm Shabazz's father, L A Bouasba, was an Algerian Muslim and his mother, Qubilah Shabazz, an African American Quaker and former Muslim, was the second daughter of Malcolm X Malcolm Shabazz's mother is of African-American, African-Grenadian, English and Scottish descent.

Malcolm Shabazz was the first male descendant of Malcolm X According to Malcolm, he never met his father.

When Malcolm Shabazz was a few months old, he and his mother moved to Los Angeles.

Malcolm Shabazz brought a knife to school in the third grade.

Malcolm Shabazz was being drawn into a plot to assassinate Louis Farrakhan by an FBI informant, Michael Fitzpatrick.

Malcolm Shabazz saw in Fitzpatrick the father figure he had never known, calling him "my dad".

Malcolm Shabazz accepted a plea agreement with respect to the charges, in which she maintained her innocence but accepted responsibility for her actions.

Malcolm Shabazz visited Qubilah in December 1996 in San Antonio, where she was undergoing treatment.

Malcolm Shabazz had remarried, and Malcolm quickly bonded with his stepfather.

Malcolm Shabazz suffered burns over 80 percent of her body.

The police found Malcolm Shabazz wandering the streets, barefoot and reeking of gasoline.

Betty Malcolm Shabazz died of her injuries on June 23,1997.

Malcolm Shabazz pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months of juvenile detention at Hillcrest Education Center in Pittsfield, MA for manslaughter and arson, with possible annual extensions until his 18th birthday.

Malcolm Shabazz pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.

Malcolm Shabazz was arrested again in 2006, for punching a hole in a store's glass window.

Malcolm Shabazz later converted to Shia Islam and visited the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque in Damascus.

In February 2013, Iranian state-controlled Press TV reported that Malcolm Shabazz had been arrested by the FBI while en route to Iran.

The story was widely reported, but, two days later, Malcolm Shabazz's family announced that the Press TV report was incorrect.

Malcolm Shabazz died in Mexico City on May 9,2013, at the age of 28.

Malcolm Shabazz was said to be on a tour to demand more rights for Mexican construction workers relocated to the US.

One activist stated that Malcolm Shabazz had plans to construct mosques and schools throughout America.

Malcolm Shabazz was survived by his mother, his two daughters, and five aunts.

Malcolm Shabazz was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York, near the graves of his grandparents, Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz.