E.K Aboobacker Musliyar

Shamsul Ulama E.K. Aboobacker Musliyar
Shamsul Ulama E.K. Aboobacker Musliyar
Born	1914 Paramblikadavu, near Kozhikode, Kerala state, India.
Died	1996
Nationality	Indian
Other names	"Sun Among the Scholars" (Shamsul Ulama)
Occupation	Religious Leader, former General Secretary, Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.
Known for	Sunni Leader
Predecessor	Paravanna Mohiyaddeen Kutty Musliyar
Successor	Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar

E. K. Aboobacker Musliyar (also called Shamsul Ulama) (1914–1996) was a Sunni Muslim scholar and religious leader from Kerala, South India.

He was the General Secretary of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, the largest Muslim organization in Kerala, for 40 years, until his death in 1996.

Shamsul Ulama was born to a Yemeni family in the east of the city of Kozhikode, in the village of Paranbekadav, in 1914.