The leader of Nation of Islam in 60s-70s was Elijah Muhammad.
He was born on October 7, 1897 and died on February 25, 1975. He was an African American religious leader and activist. He was the leader of the Nation of Islam organization from 1934 until his death in 1975 (at age 77).
It is worthy to mention that Nation of Islam is an organization whos followers deny the basic main stream Islam principles. It is racist organization with different beliefs regarding God, Quran, prophet Muhammad, etc...
The Nation of Islam is a religious organization founded in Detroit, Michigan, by Wallace D. Fard Muhammad in July 1930.
This organization, despite its name, follows principles that are not belonging to Islam. Followers of this organization are not considered Muslims since they deny basic Islam principles of faith in God, prophet Muhammad, etc.
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Louis Farrakhan
The leader of Nation of Islam in 60s-70s was Elijah Muhammad. The current leader is named Louis Farrakhan However, we should know that Nation od Islam (NOI) is quite different bthan the main stream Islam and followers of NOI are not considered to basic principles of Islam and Quran teachings as instructed by prophet Muhammad. Refer to related questions below.
no there is no head of nation
The leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI) is a man named Louis Eugene Wolcott who is better known as Louis Farrakhan Muhammad Sr.
Louis Farrakhan
There is no current Prophet and there is no current leader, called "khalifah" or "deputy"
Elijah Muhammad was the leader of the Nation of Islam until 1975.
Elijah Muhammad is a/an Leader of the Nation of Islam
Louis Farrakhan
Elijah Muhammad was the leader of the Nation of Islam until 1975.
Elijah Muhammad
Moe Telsiks
As far as I am aware Islam does not have a single spiritual leader, in the same way that Christianity has the Pope. Until the end of the Ottoman Empire (1918) the sultan of the Ottoman Empire was the de facto spiritual leader of Islam.