Warith deen umar biography

          Warith Deen Umar is a New York-area imam and resident of Bethlehem, New York.

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          Warith Deen Umar

          American imam

          Warith Deen Umar (born Wallace Gene Marks, 1945) is a New York-area imam and resident of Bethlehem, New York.[1] He was formerly the head Muslim chaplain of the New York State Department of Correctional Services.

          He retired in August 2000, but continued to visit prisons as volunteer chaplain[2] until The Wall Street Journal reported that he had praised the September 11 hijackers. New York Governor George Pataki banned Umar from visiting state prisons.[3]

          Biography

          Umar was born the seventh child of a Black Muslim minister, and named in honor of Wallace Delaney Fard.[4]

          In 1971, Umar was convicted on weapons charges as part of the Harlem Five and sentenced to two years in prison.[2][5] Before beginning his sentence, he met Louis Farrakhan and once he began serving his sentence, Umar became a Nation of Islam leader, changing his name to Wallace 10X.[2] After prison he retu