FBI Director Kash Patel announced Kerik's death on X, saying he passed away "after a private battle with illness."
Kerik was the tough-talking head of the New York police when Osama bin Laden's hijackers struck the World Trade Center towers with commercial passenger jets in September 2001.
He'd served as Police Commissioner for less than a year when his life and career were altered forever by the terror attacks that killed nearly 2,750 people, including 23 NYPD officers.
Kerik's rough upbringing was detailed in a memoir, "The Lost Son: A Life in Pursuit." Born in New Jersey to an alcoholic prostitute, he was abandoned by his mother and brought up by his father, and had a troubled childhood.
He later joined the New York Police Department, where he worked undercover in the narcotics division and helped bust 60 members of the notorious Colombian Cali drug cartel.
He suffered another fall from grace after pleading guilty in 2009 to felonies, including tax fraud.
His plea helped him avoid a maximum potential sentence of up to 61 years behind bars.
Kerik received a presidential pardon in 2020, during President Donald Trump's first term.
He later teamed up with Giuliani to investigate debunked allegations of election fraud following Trump's 2020 loss, and was among those subpoenaed by lawmakers over accusations of plotting to overturn the election in the January 6, 2021 attacks on the US Capitol.
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