Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar
Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad | |
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Musliyar in 2015 | |
| Grand Mufti of India | |
| Assumed office 24 February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Akhtar Raza Khan |
| Personal life | |
| Born | A. P. Aboobacker 22 March 1932 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 (2009–2025) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Founder of | Markaz |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi‘i |
| Muslim leader | |
Grand Mufti styles | |
| Religious style | Mufti Azam-e-Hind, and Mufti al-Diyar al-Hindiyyah |
| Website | sheikhabubakrahmad |
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education, alma_mater.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.