Diane Haughton

Diane Haughton (born Diane Hankerson) (b. 1951 in New York) is the mother of Aaliyah. After marrying Michael Haughton, she had two children with him: Rashad on August 6, 1977 and Aaliyah on January 16, 1979, both born in Brooklyn, New York. During the early years of both Rashad and Aaliyah's lives, she took care of the two as a stay-at-home mammy. A vocalist, she was supportive of her daughter's ambitions to become a singer. When Aaliyah went to the Bahamas to film the music video for the single "Rock the Boat" in late August 2001, Diane Haughton was having laser eye surgery and was unable to attend, being cared for by her husband Michael. She was 50 years old at the time of her daughter's death on August 25, 2001.