Born Cassius Clay, former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali died late Friday after a more than 30-year battle with Parkinson's disease. He left an indelible mark on sports, society and culture.
Muhammad Ali: A Legend And A Cultural Icon Dead at 74
- By Diaa Bekheet
![A visitor is interviewed in reaction to the death of heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali at the "I Am The Greatest, Muhammad Ali" exhibition at the O2 arena, which hosts high profile boxing fights in London, Saturday, June 4, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b2712daa-5472-4f59-8215-b06d04da1ad1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A visitor is interviewed in reaction to the death of heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali at the "I Am The Greatest, Muhammad Ali" exhibition at the O2 arena, which hosts high profile boxing fights in London, Saturday, June 4, 2016.
![Former boxing great Muhammad Ali is given the Courage Award by singer Whitney Houston at the GQ Men of the Year awards show in New York in this October 21, 1998 file photo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8c38637d-18e0-47f5-93dd-dc62e9ca1875_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former boxing great Muhammad Ali is given the Courage Award by singer Whitney Houston at the GQ Men of the Year awards show in New York in this October 21, 1998 file photo.
![가을이 찾아온 영국 스코틀랜드 개리강 다리 위에 여성이 서 있다.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3932e966-972a-4600-adfa-45c1148799e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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가을이 찾아온 영국 스코틀랜드 개리강 다리 위에 여성이 서 있다.
![World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali visited the pyramids area, rode a horse and a camel and shook hands with the Bedouins who guard the huge monuments there, May 30, 1966.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5cf8ec8b-d4a8-4011-a7e7-35f6926c1325_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali visited the pyramids area, rode a horse and a camel and shook hands with the Bedouins who guard the huge monuments there, May 30, 1966.