Muhammad Abdul Aziz
Muhammad Abdul Aziz is an American who was convicted in 1966 for the assassination of Malcolm X. He was paroled in 1985 and maintains his innocence. He was a member of the Fruit of Islam, the security arm of the Nation of Islam which later evolved to Sunni Islam under the leadership of Warithu Deen Mohammad, and changed his name to Muhammad Abdul Aziz while serving his sentence in prison.
He is a former member of the United States Navy. In March 1998, he was appointed as head of security of the Masjid Malcolm Shabazz.
A few days after the release of Who Killed Malcolm X?, a six-part documentary series that aired on Netflix beginning in February 2020, New York County District Attorney Cy Vance announced a preliminary review of Aziz's conviction. The district attorney also met with the Innocence Project who are working to re-investigate the case.
