Muhammad Ali that year, before converting to Islam after 1961. At age 22, in 1964, he won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in a major upset. He then changed his name from Cassius Clay, which he called his "slave name", to Muhammad Ali. He set an example of racial pride for African Americans and resistance to white domination during the Civil Rights Movement. In 1966, two years after winning the heavyweight title, Ali further antagonized the white establishment by refusing to be drafted into the U.S. military, citing his religious beliefs, and opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Muhammed Şahin ITU Alumni Council. Muhammed Şahin is married to Neşe Şahin, a textile designer. He has an 11-year-old son named Efe and a 5-year-old daughter named Defne. Muhammed Şahin Muhammed Şahin (born 1965 in Pazar, Rize) is a Turkish academic. He is the former rector) of Istanbul Technical University (2008-2012), and the founding rector of MEF University (2013 – present). He was schooled at Pazar Sivritepe Village Primary School, Pazar Secondary School and Pazar High School, Muhammed Şahin graduated from the Department of Geodesy and Photogrammetry (Geomatics) Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, İstanbul Technical University in 1987 at the top of