Rasheda Ali Biography

Rasheda Ali is a Philadelphia-born author, speaker, and occasional actress. She is also known as one of the daughters of the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. A long-time member of SAG-AFTRA, she has been associated with multiple television projects. She is also a shoe designer and owns two shoe stores in New York and Atlanta. Ali had been one of her father’s favorite children since her childhood and wishes to keep his legacy alive. She is a great humanitarian and regularly speaks on Parkinson’s disease, the medical condition that plagued her father in his later years. She has even written a book on the disease, which is titled ‘I'll Hold Your Hand So You Won't Fall’. Unlike her hot-tempered father, Ali is soft-spoken and unassuming. She is intelligent, hardworking, and curious. She considers herself a devout Muslim who prays five times a day but is careful to keep her distance from radical sects.