--- title: Muhammad Ali Dead: Read His Final Twitter Post description: Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer who has died at 74, didn't spend much time on Twitter. But he did have some happy birthday wishes to share canonical: https://time.com/4357467/muhammad-ali-dead-twitter/ author: Dan Hirschhorn article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-04T05:49:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:59.392Z og:title: Muhammad Ali's Last Tweet Was a Happy Birthday Wish og:description: He had kind words for Bono—and The Rock og:url: https://time.com/4357467/muhammad-ali-dead-twitter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e76b7ccc13eca36/698896610b72e390206e9b25/muhammad-ali-last-tweet.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2010 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's - Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Muhammad Ali's Last Tweet Was a Happy Birthday Wish twitter:description: He had kind words for Bono—and The Rock twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e76b7ccc13eca36/698896610b72e390206e9b25/muhammad-ali-last-tweet.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Muhammad Ali's Last Tweet Was a Happy Birthday Wish by [Dan Hirschhorn](https://time.com/author/dan-hirschhorn/) ## Dan Hirschhorn Jun 4, 2016 5:49 AM UTC  Muhammad Ali onstage during the Michael J. Fox Foundation's 2010 Benefit "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson's" at The Waldorf Astoria In New York City on Nov. 13, 2010. Muhammad Ali onstage during the Michael J. Fox Foundation's 2010 Benefit "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson's" at The Waldorf Astoria In New York City on Nov. 13, 2010.Andrew H. Walker—Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research/Getty Images by [Dan Hirschhorn](https://time.com/author/dan-hirschhorn/) ## Dan Hirschhorn Jun 4, 2016 5:49 AM UTC [Muhammad Ali](http://time.com/3537167/muhammad-ali-dead-photos-gallery/), the legendary boxer who has [died at 74](http://time.com/muhammad-ali-dead/), didn’t spend much time on Twitter. He maintained a verified account, [@MuhammadAli](https://twitter.com/MuhammadAli), but as it notes: “Tweets Originating from The Champ Himself Have the Hashtag [#**AliTweet**](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AliTweet?src=hash).” And as it would happen, the final tweet from The Champ Himself was a birthday wish. The final two tweets, actually. He wished Bono a happy birthday on May 10\. And he wished The Rock a happy birthday on May 2. And his last one before that? A tribute to the late musician and performer [Prince](http://time.com/4303558/prince-dead-paisley-park-57/), who died in April. > [](https://twitter.com/MuhammadAli/status/730095130825392128) > [](https://twitter.com/MuhammadAli/status/727300998935547904) > [](https://twitter.com/MuhammadAli/status/723583417712009217) _For much more on Muhammad Ali, see TIME’s_ ALI: The Greatest_, a 112-page, fully illustrated commemorative edition. 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