From The Associated Press, here is a list of the notable guests scheduled to attend the funeral of boxing great Muhammad Ali. The funeral is set for Friday in Louisville, Kty.
- Former President Bill Clinton
- Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to President Barack Obama
- Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
- King Abdullah II of Jordan
- Comedian/actor Billy Crystal
- Television journalist Bryant Gumbel
- Former boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard
- Former boxing champion Lennox Lewis
- Former boxing champion George Foreman
- Former boxing champion Larry Holmes
- Former boxing champion Bernard Hopkins
- Former NBA player Hedo Turkoglu
- International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach
- Former Kentucky Gov. John Y. Brown Jr.
- Imam Zaid Shakir, Muslim scholar
- Sherman Jackson, Muslim scholar
- Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam
- Boxing promoter and CEO of Top Rank Boxing Bob Arum
- Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer
- Former Louisville Mayor Harvey Sloane
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