In which country was Muhammad Ali born?

Muhammad Ali was born in the United States.

Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. His birthplace made him an American by birth, and Louisville remained central to his identity throughout his life; the city later honored him with Muhammad Ali Boulevard, the Muhammad Ali Center, and an airport bearing his name.

He began boxing at age 12 after a stolen bicycle prompted him to seek out police officer and trainer Joe E. Martin. As an amateur, Clay won a light-heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome before turning professional. In 1964, after defeating Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship, he announced his conversion to Islam and adopted the name Muhammad Ali.

The answer is not Saudi Arabia, Egypt, or India. Ali’s religious identity and worldwide fame sometimes lead people to associate him with Muslim-majority countries, but his nationality and birthplace were American. He became both a sporting legend and a prominent civil-rights and anti-war figure.