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Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar

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Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar

Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar (born 22 March 1939), officially known as Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, is an Indian Islamic scholar and the current Grand Mufti of India. He is General Secretary of the All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama (the Indian Muslim Scholars Association) and General Secretary of Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama of AP Sunnis.

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Preceded by
Akhtar Raza Khan
Born
A. P. Aboobacker (1932-03-22) 22 March 1932 (age 93)[a]Kanthapuram, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India(present-day Kozhikode, Kerala, India)
Nationality
Indian
Home town
Kanthapuram, Kozhikode, India
Spouse
Zainab
Education
Musliyar GraduationMaulvi ‘Aalim
Known for
First to issue Fatwa against the IS
Other names
A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar
Honors
Listed in The 500 Most Influential Muslims (2009–2020)
Religion
Islam
Denomination
Sunni
Founder of
Markaz
Jurisprudence
Shafi‘i
Religious style
Mufti Azam-e-Hind, and Mufti al-Diyar al-Hindiyyah
Website
sheikhabubakrahmad.com

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Preceded byAkhtar Raza Khan
Preceded byAkhtar Raza Khan
Religious titles
Preceded byAkhtar Raza Khan
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Grand Mufti of India 2019–present
Religious titles
Succeeded byIncumbent
Academic offices
Academic offices
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Academic offices
Preceded byE. K. Aboobacker Musliyar
Preceded byE. K. Aboobacker Musliyar
Religious titles
Preceded byE. K. Aboobacker Musliyar
Religious titles
Chancellor of the Markazu Ssaqafathi Ssunniyya 1996–present
Religious titles
Succeeded byIncumbent
Religious titles
Preceded byAkhtar Raza Khan
Grand Mufti of India 2019–present
Succeeded byIncumbent
Academic offices
Preceded byE. K. Aboobacker Musliyar
Chancellor of the Markazu Ssaqafathi Ssunniyya 1996–present
Succeeded byIncumbent

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