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| name =Grand Muftiship of Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad
| term_start =February 24, 2019
| term_end =''no fixed term''
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| election =2019
| appointer =[[Electoral college]]{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}
| nominator =Prominent Muslim organizations in India
| seat =[[Kerala]], [[South India]]
| predecessor =[[Akhtar Raza Khan]]<ref name="Mulla221">{{cite book |last1=Mulla, Malikarehana A |title=Sects and sub sects among the Muslims of Karnataka with special reference to North Karnataka a study |location=Chapter 6 |page=221 |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/105032/11/11_chapter%206.pdf#page=22 |access-date=27 February 2020 |quote=In India, the Grand Mufti is traditionally from the Barelvi school of Sunni Islam presently Mihammad Akhtar Raza Khan is the Grand Mufti of India. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118223439/http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/105032/11/11_chapter%206.pdf#page=22 |archive-date=November 18, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> cleric
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[[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.<ref name=":122">{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kanthapuram-elected-as-new-grand-mufti-religion-1.3599882|title=Kanthapuram elected as new Grand Mufti|website=[[Mathrubhumi]]|access-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225103254/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kanthapuram-elected-as-new-grand-mufti-religion-1.3599882|archive-date=February 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref name=":122"/><ref name=thehindu26379629>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kanthapuram-grand-mufti-of-sunnis-in-india/article26379629.ece|title=Kanthapuram Grand Mufti of Sunnis in India|date=February 27, 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=August 7, 2019|others=Special Correspondent|issn=0971-751X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227203248/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kanthapuram-grand-mufti-of-sunnis-in-india/article26379629.ece|archive-date=February 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/kanthapuram-selected-grand-mufti-of-india/articleshow/68175547.cms|title=Kanthapuram selected Grand Mufti of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=February 24, 2019|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|issn=0971-8257|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228040429/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/kanthapuram-selected-grand-mufti-of-india/articleshow/68175547.cms|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Mulla221"/><ref name=20180722muslimmirror>{{cite web|url=http://muslimmirror.com/eng/renowned-barelvi-cleric-mufti-akhtar-raza-khan-passes-away/|title=Renowned Barelvi cleric Mufti Akhtar Raza Khan passed away, lakhs attend final journey|last=MuslimMirror|date=July 22, 2018|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327073843/http://muslimmirror.com/eng/renowned-barelvi-cleric-mufti-akhtar-raza-khan-passes-away/|archive-date=March 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=patrika3140733>{{cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/bareilly-news/azahari-miyan-janaze-mein-jan-sailaab-ki-photo-3140733/|title=अजहरी मियां के जनाजे में दिखा जो जनसैलाब, आपने कभी नहीं देखा होगा, देखें तस्वीरें|website=[[Rajasthan Patrika]]|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327122242/https://www.patrika.com/bareilly-news/azahari-miyan-janaze-mein-jan-sailaab-ki-photo-3140733/|archive-date=March 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=indiatimes65075272>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/noted-barelvi-cleric-azhari-miyan-dies/articleshow/65075272.cms|title=Noted Barelvi cleric Azhari Miyan dies|website=[[The Times of India]]|issn=0971-8257|access-date=September 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411094834/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/noted-barelvi-cleric-azhari-miyan-dies/articleshow/65075272.cms|archive-date=April 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

The inauguration took place on Sunday, February 24, 2019. It set a record attendance for any event held in [[Ramlila Maidan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/women-need-not-participate-caa-protests-men-aboobacker-musliyar-stokes-row-116996|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2020-02-28|title=Archived copy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206204419/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/women-need-not-participate-caa-protests-men-aboobacker-musliyar-stokes-row-116996|archive-date=February 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=indiatimes68175547>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/kanthapuram-selected-grand-mufti-of-india/articleshow/68175547.cms|title=Kanthapuram selected Grand Mufti of India {{!}} Kozhikode News - Times of India|last1=Feb 27|first1=tnn {{!}}|last2=2019|website=The Times of India|access-date=February 15, 2020|last3=Ist|first3=04:54|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228040429/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/kanthapuram-selected-grand-mufti-of-india/articleshow/68175547.cms|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

He met both the [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Narendra Modi]], and [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]], [[Amit Shah]], at their offices on 20 March 2020 and urged them to amend the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|Citizenship Amendment Act]] and [[National Register of Citizens]] to remove religion from the list of eligibility criteria for citizenship.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kanthapuram-calls-on-modi-shah/article31132299.ece|title=Kanthapuram calls on Modi, Shah|date=2020-03-22|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-03-22|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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