John Ali, Nation of Islam Official Who Clashed With Malcolm X, Dies at 98

He was widely suspected of being an F.B.I. informant and of playing a role in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm, the charismatic Black activist.John Ali, back row center, the Nation of Islam’s de facto second-in-command, stands behind the group’s leader, Elijah Muhammad, between Jabir Herbert Muhammad, left, Mr. Muhammad’s son, and James Shabazz, during a news conference after the assassination of Malcolm X in February 1965.