Report: Sister Betsy Jean Farrakhan, Daughter Of Minister Louis Farrakhan, Dies

Sister Betsy Jean Farrakhan, the eldest daughter of Minister Louis and Mother Khadijah Farrakhan, has died, according to reports across social media. 

Multiple members of the Nation of Islam have posted tributes to Sister Betsy Jean, who, according to an Instagram post from IRIEFM, “was closely involved in her father’s work, particularly in agriculture.”

According to the Final Call, Sister Betsy Jean was honored as a “first-generation farmer” by the Nation of Islam’s Ministry of Agriculture on Feb. 19, 2016 during the Nation’s annual Savior’s Day gathering and celebrations.

From the Final Call:

Over the past 14 months, her work on the farm in New Buffalo, Mich., her encouragement of today’s youth to take up the challenge of agriculture and farming, as well as her very successful organizing of the Nation of Islam’s first “Michigan Farm-Agriculture Workshop” in 2015, led to being awarded the prestigious honor.

Sis. Betsy Jean answered the invitation from Muhammad Farms Director Dr. Ridgely Muhammad to attend and speak to the gathering but was not told of her award. She learned of it approximately 10 minutes before her talk to the more than 150 in attendance.

“I was so impressed this past year when I came to the Minister’s farm for the agricultural-educational program that Sis. Betsy Jean Farrakhan set up. I was impressed not only by the quality of the information, but with the spirit she generated in the young people and that came,” reflected Dr. Muhammad. “It takes certain people to inspire our people to do certain things and Sis. Betsy Jean has proven that she has that ability,” he said.

Sister Betsy Jean said at the time, “As my father travels, he is offered hundreds of thousands of acres from many countries. And we have to be in position of obtaining the knowledge and then actually go out and teach others and then acquire the land that they are offering. I am the first generation of farmers in my family along with my illustrious husband Brother Maurice.”

“I thank Allah for the opportunity and for my father showing the way. I took up farming and absolutely fell in love with it.  No day finds me tired (of farming). I might be tired at the end of the day from working hard, but the concept and idea of farming I am never tired from,” she said.

The Nation of Islam has yet to make an official announcement regarding the passing of Sister Betsy Jean, who was preceded in death by her mother, Mother Khadijah Farrakhan, who died on June 27, 2026. 

This story is developing, and we will update it with more details as they become available.