What was Abdul "Duke" Fakir's Net Worth?
Abdul "Duke" Fakir is an American singer who had a net worth of $3 million. He was born on December 26, 1935 and died on July 22, 2024. He was best known for being a member of the Four Tops. He was the group's last surviving member. He joined the group in 1954. Fakir, who is better known by his nickname Duke, was born in Detroit, Michigan and is of Ethiopian and Bangladeshi decent. He initially met his first future band mate, Levi Stubbs, when attending Pershing High School in Motor City. The pair then met up with Lawrence Payton and Renaldo "Obie" Benson in 1954 when they were attending a friend's birthday party. It was at this point that they banded together in order to create "The Four Aims," which was later changed to the Four Tops. They went on to become one of the most well known Motown singing quartets and helped set the sound for music ventures throughout the 1960s. Many of their songs are still known today.