Nakedra Ball biography: 10 things about Houston, Texas woman

Who is Nakedra Ball?

Nakedra Charrlle Ball is an American woman from Houston, Texas, United States. She was married to U.S. Army veteran Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar.

On January 1, 2025, Jabbar intentionally rammed a Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA killing 10 people and injuring at least 35 others. He was pronounced dead at the scene after he was shot by New Orleans Police Department officers.

After Ball’s divorce from Jabbar, she married Dwayne Marsh. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. Aside from Houston, she has lived in other parts of Texas including Beaumont, Cypress and Spring.
2. She was 1 year younger than Jabbar.
3. She and Jabbar have two daughters together.
4. In 2004, she gave birth to her first daughter.
5. From March 2007 to January 2015, her former husband Shamsud-Din was a U.S. Army human resources and IT specialist.
6. In 2009, she gave birth to her second daughter.
7. While she was married to Jabbar, they lived in the U.S. Army installation Fort Richardson in Arkansas, USA, which merged with Elmendorf Air Force Base in 2010 to form Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson.
8. On July 12, 2012, she filed a child support case against Shamsud-Din in Harris County, Texas while he was stationed at the U.S. Army installation Fort Liberty in North Carolina, USA.
9. In 2013, Shamsud-Din was ordered to pay $660 in child support, she was granted majority custody of their daughters and their divorce was finalized.
10. In November 2024, she turned 41.