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Uttarakhand Waqf Board
Agency overview
Formed	6 September 2003
Jurisdiction	Government of Uttarakhand
Headquarters	Alpsankhyak Kalyan Bhawan, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Minister responsible	Pushkar Singh Dhami, CM Uttarakhand, Minister of Minority Affairs;
Agency executive	Mohammad Arif Khan, Chief Executive Officer;
Website	ukwms.org; uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in

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Uttarakhand Waqf Board is a statutory board of the Government of Uttarakhand in India.

History[edit | edit source]

Central Waqf Council was set up by the Government of India's Ministry of Minority Affairs^[1] as an Indian statutory body in 1964 under Waqf Act, 1954 (now a sub section the Waqf Act, 1995) for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to working of the State Waqf Boards and proper administration of the Waqfs in the country. Waqf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for religious, pious or charitable purposes as recognized by Muslim law, given by philanthropists. The grant is known as Mushrut-ul-Khidmat, while a person making such dedication is known as Waqf.

The Uttarakhand Waqf Board, was established by the Government of Uttarakhand under Central Waqf Council on 5 August 2003 vide notification on Gazette of Uttarakhand.

List of chairman[edit | edit source]

S. No.	Name	Term of office^[2]^[3]
1.	Chaudhary Raees Ahmad	08 November 2004	25 December 2007^[4]	3 years, 47 days
–	District Magistrate of Dehradun (administrator)	26 December 2007^[5]	22 June 2010	2 years, 178 days
2.	Rao Sharafat Ali	1 July 2010	25 April 2012^[6]	1 year, 299 days
3.	Rao Kale Khan	16 February 2013	22 June 2015	2 years, 126 days
–	District Magistrate of Dehradun (administrator)	26 May 2016^[7]	4 December 2016	192 days
4.	Mohammad Akram	05 December 2016	24 October 2021	4 years, 323 days
–	Ahmed Iqbal, IAS (administrator)	28 October 2021	7 September 2022	313 days
5.	Mohammad Shadab Shams	6 September 2022	Incumbent	3 years, 337 days

Properties[edit | edit source]

District wise Immovable and Assessable Waqf Properties^{[citation needed]}

S. No.	District	Immovable Properties	Assessable Properties
1	Almora	94	53
2	Bageshwar	13	1
3	Chamoli	2	1
4	Champawat	60	50
5	Dehradun	1715	1250
6	Haridwar	1926	1177
7	Nainital	452	310
8	Pauri Garhwal	128	96
9	Pithoragarh	12	4
10	Rudraprayag	2	0
11	Tehri Garhwal	17	0
12	Udham Singh Nagar	939	511
13	Uttarkashi	2	0
Total		5362	3456

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "List of Chairmen: Waqf Board, Government of Uttarakhand, India". uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in.
↑ "Home | Uttarakhand Waqf Board".
↑ "Document" (PDF). uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
↑ "Document" (PDF). uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2026. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
↑ "Document" (PDF). uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2026.

External links[edit | edit source]

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "List of Chairmen: Waqf Board, Government of Uttarakhand, India". uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in.

[3] "Home | Uttarakhand Waqf Board".

[4] "Document" (PDF). uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2026.

[5] "Document" (PDF). uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2026.

[6] "Wayback Machine" (PDF). uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2026. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

[7] "Document" (PDF). uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2026.

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 |dissolved       =
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+|minister1_name  = [[Pushkar Singh Dhami]], [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand|CM Uttarakhand]]
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+|chief1_name     = Mohammad Arif Khan
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 |child1_agency   =
@@ Line 31: / Line 31: @@
 ==History==
-[[Central Waqf Council]] was set up by the [[Government of India]]'s [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]<ref>[http://centralwakfcouncil.org/members.htm]{{dead link|date=August 2020}}</ref> as an Indian [[statutory body]] in 1964 under Waqf Act, 1954 (now a sub section the Waqf Act, 1995) for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to working of the State Waqf Boards and proper administration of the [[Waqf]]s in the country. Waqf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for religious, pious or charitable purposes as recognized by [[Muslim law]], given by philanthropists. The grant is known as ''Mushrut-ul-Khidmat'', while a person making such dedication is known as ''Waqf''.
+[[Central Waqf Council]] was set up by the [[Government of India]]'s [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://centralwakfcouncil.org/members.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 August 2020 |archive-date=4 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004010746/http://centralwakfcouncil.org/members.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> as an Indian [[statutory body]] in 1964 under Waqf Act, 1954 (now a sub section the Waqf Act, 1995) for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to working of the State Waqf Boards and proper administration of the [[Waqf]]s in the country. Waqf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for religious, pious or charitable purposes as recognized by [[Muslim law]], given by philanthropists. The grant is known as ''Mushrut-ul-Khidmat'', while a person making such dedication is known as ''Waqf''.
-The Uttarakhand Waqf Board, was established by the [[Government of Uttarakhand]] under [[Central Waqf Council]] on 5 August 2003 vide notification on Gazzete of Uttarakhand.
+The Uttarakhand Waqf Board, was established by the [[Government of Uttarakhand]] under [[Central Waqf Council]] on 5 August 2003 vide notification on Gazette of Uttarakhand.
 ==List of chairman==
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 ! S. No.
 ! Name
-! colspan="3"|Term of office<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/pages/display/87-list-of-chairman|title=List of Chairmen: Waqf Board, Government of Uttarakhand, India|website=uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in}}</ref>
+! colspan="3"|Term of office<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/pages/display/87-list-of-chairman|title=List of Chairmen: Waqf Board, Government of Uttarakhand, India|website=uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ukwms.org/Home/List_Chairman | title=Home &#124; Uttarakhand Waqf Board }}</ref>
 |-
 |1.
-| Raees Ahmad
+| Chaudhary Raees Ahmad
-| 8 November 2004
+| 08 November 2004
-| 25 December 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/1.pdf |title=Document |website=uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in |format=PDF|access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref>
+| 25 December 2007<ref>{{Cite web|title=Document|url=https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/1.pdf|website=uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in|access-date=2026-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618175812/https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/1.pdf|archive-date=2022-06-18}}</ref>
-| {{age in years and days|8 November 2004|25 December 2007}}
+| {{age in years and days|08 November 2004|25 December 2007}}
 |-
 | –
 | District Magistrate of Dehradun {{Small|(''administrator'')}}
-| 26 December 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/2.pdf |title=Document |website=uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in |format=PDF|access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref>
+| 26 December 2007<ref>{{Cite web|title=Document|url=https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/2.pdf|website=uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in|access-date=2026-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626044314/https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/2.pdf|archive-date=2024-06-26}}</ref>
 | 22 June 2010
 |{{age in years and days|26 December 2007|22 June 2010}}
 |-
 |2.
-| Sharafat Ali
+| Rao Sharafat Ali
 | 1 July 2010
-| 25 April 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/Hazi_rav_removal.pdf |title=Document |website=uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in |format=PDF|access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref>
+| 25 April 2012<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wayback Machine|url=https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/Hazi_rav_removal.pdf|website=uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in|access-date=2026-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328074834/https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/Hazi_rav_removal.pdf|archive-date=2022-03-28}}</ref>
 |{{age in years and days|1 July 2010|25 April 2012}}
 |-
 |3.
-| Kale Khan
+| Rao Kale Khan
 | 16 February 2013
 | 22 June 2015
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 | –
 | District Magistrate of Dehradun {{Small|(''administrator'')}}
-| 25 May 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/3.pdf |title=Document |website=uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in |format=PDF|access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref>
+| 26 May 2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=Document|url=https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/3.pdf|website=uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in|access-date=2026-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326181219/https://uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/3.pdf|archive-date=2022-03-26}}</ref>
 | 4 December 2016
-|{{age in years and days|25 May 2016|4 December 2016}}
+|{{age in years and days|26 May 2016|4 December 2016}}
 |-
 |4.
 | Mohammad Akram
-| 5 December 2016
+| 05 December 2016
-| 30 October 2021
+| 24 October 2021
-|{{age in years and days|5 December 2016|30 October 2021}}
+|{{age in years and days|5 December 2016|24 October 2021}}
 |-
 | –
-| CEO Waqf Board {{Small|(''administrator'')}}
+| Ahmed Iqbal, IAS {{Small|(''administrator'')}}
-| 31 October 2021
+| 28 October 2021
+| 7 September 2022
+|{{age in years and days|28 October 2021|6 September 2022}}
+|-
+|5.
+| Mohammad Shadab Shams
+| 6 September 2022
 | ''Incumbent''
-|{{age in years and days|31 October 2021}}
+|{{age in years and days|6 September 2022}}
+|}
+==Properties==
+District wise Immovable and Assessable Waqf Properties{{Cn|date=February 2026}}
+{| class="wikitable" ;"
 |-
+! S. No.
+! District
+! Immovable Properties
+! Assessable Properties
+|-
+|1
+|Almora
+|94
+|53
+|-
+|2
+|Bageshwar
+|13
+|1
+|-
+|3
+|Chamoli
+|2
+|1
+|-
+|4
+|Champawat
+|60
+|50
+|-
+|5
+|Dehradun
+|1715
+|1250
+|-
+|6
+|Haridwar
+|1926
+|1177
+|-
+|7
+|Nainital
+|452
+|310
+|-
+|8
+|Pauri Garhwal
+|128
+|96
+|-
+|9
+|Pithoragarh
+|12
+|4
+|-
+|10
+|Rudraprayag
+|2
+|0
+|-
+|11
+|Tehri Garhwal
+|17
+|0
+|-
+|12
+|Udham Singh Nagar
+|939
+|511
+|-
+|13
+|Uttarkashi
+|2
+|0
+|-
+! colspan="2"|Total
+|'''5362'''
+|'''3456'''
 |}
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 ==External links==
-* [http://wamsi.nic.in/wamsi/LoginAction.do?statecode=05 Search Waqf Property]
+* [http://wamsi.nic.in/wamsi/LoginAction.do?statecode=05 Search Waqf Property] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808003848/http://wamsi.nic.in/wamsi/LoginAction.do?statecode=05 |date=8 August 2020 }}
 * [http://centralwaqfcouncil.gov.in/ Central Waqf Council]
 * [http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/ Central Ministry For Minority Affairs]
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Uttarakhand Waqf Board}}
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