Grand Muftiship of Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad (original) (raw)
Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar, also known as Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, was sworn in as the Grand Mufti of India on February 24, 2019 at the Ramlila Maidan. He became the first Grand Mufti from south India. He was chosen as the Grand Mufti of India by the All India Tanzeem Ulamae Islam in a programme conducted at Ramlila Maidan after the death of Grand Mufti Akhtar Raza Khan, following an illness on 20 July 2018. The inauguration took place on Sunday, February 24, 2019. It set a record attendance for any event held in Ramlila Maidan.
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| dbo:abstract | Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar, also known as Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, was sworn in as the Grand Mufti of India on February 24, 2019 at the Ramlila Maidan. He became the first Grand Mufti from south India. He was chosen as the Grand Mufti of India by the All India Tanzeem Ulamae Islam in a programme conducted at Ramlila Maidan after the death of Grand Mufti Akhtar Raza Khan, following an illness on 20 July 2018. The inauguration took place on Sunday, February 24, 2019. It set a record attendance for any event held in Ramlila Maidan. He met both the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, at their offices on 20 March 2020 and urged them to amend the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens to remove religion from the list of eligibility criteria for citizenship. (en) |
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| dbp:name | Grand Muftiship of Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad (en) |
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| dbp:predecessor | Akhtar Raza Khan cleric (en) |
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| dbp:successor | not elected yet (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar, also known as Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, was sworn in as the Grand Mufti of India on February 24, 2019 at the Ramlila Maidan. He became the first Grand Mufti from south India. He was chosen as the Grand Mufti of India by the All India Tanzeem Ulamae Islam in a programme conducted at Ramlila Maidan after the death of Grand Mufti Akhtar Raza Khan, following an illness on 20 July 2018. The inauguration took place on Sunday, February 24, 2019. It set a record attendance for any event held in Ramlila Maidan. (en) |
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