Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar
Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad | |
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Musliyar receiving an Award by OIC Today, Malaysia | |
| Grand Mufti of India | |
| Assumed office 24 February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Akhtar Raza Khan |
| Personal life | |
| Born | A. P. Aboobacker 22 March 1931 Kanthapuram, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Kozhikode, Kerala, India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Home town | Kanthapuram, Kozhikode, India |
| Spouse | Zainab |
| Education | Musliyar Graduation Maulvi ‘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) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Founder of | Markaz (current chancellor) |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi‘i |
| Muslim leader | |
Grand Mufti styles | |
| Religious style | Mufti Azam-e-Hind, and Mufti al-Diyar al-Hindiyyah |
| Website | Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad |
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Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar, officially known as Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad (born 22 March 1931), is the tenth and current Grand Mufti of India. and 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.