Sheikh Aboobacker Ahmed
| Sheikh Aboobacker Ahmed (شيخ ابوبكر أحمد) |
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| Chancellor of the Markaz | |
| Secretary-General of the All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama | |
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| Born |
22 March 1939 Kanthapuram, Kozhikode District, Kerala, India. |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Zainab |
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| Mother | Kunheema Hajjumma |
| Father | Mouthariyil Ahmed Haji |
| Residence | Kanthapuram near Poonoor Kozhikode District |
| Education | Baqiyat Salihat Arabic College |
| Occupation | Chancellor of Markaz |
| Known for | Islamic Scholar, Educational and Humanitarian activist |
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Sheikh Aboobacker Ahmed (Arabic: الأستاذ الشيخ ابوبكر أحمد) also known as Kanthapuram A.P Aboobacker Musliyar(Malayalam: കാന്തപുരം എ.പി. അബൂബക്കർ മുസ്ലിയാർ Kāntapuraṃ Ě.pi. Abūbakkar Musliyār) in Kerala, He is a prominent leader of Sunni Muslims in India, . Sheikh Aboobacker Ahmed is the General Secretary of the All India Muslim Scholars Association (All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama), Founder and Chancellor of the Markazu Ssaquafathi Ssunniyya located in Karanthur, Kozhikode, Kerala. He is also chief patron of the Sunni Youth Society (SYS) and General Secretary of the Samastha Kerala Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama (S.K.S.J.U).
Sheikh Aboobacker has condemned Islamic extremism saying Militant groups such as the Islamic State (IS) are trying to defame a religion that advocates peace and tolerance.
In November 2015, he commented on gender equality saying Gender equality is something which is never going to be a reality. It is against Islam, humanity and was intellectually wrong. and said “The obstinacy that boys and girls should study sitting on the same bench is an indirect attack aimed at destroying Islam and its culture. Gender equality is not Islamic, wise or humane.”“My speech referred to was to giving special support and care for women in a situation where they were kept apart from social sphere. This special care and support needed to be extended to women in public and professional life, and has been reiterated many a time by the judiciary. We live and abide by the Constitution of India which provides equal justice to all irrespective of caste, creed or sex.” Over the years Sheikh Aboobacker has expressed conservative views on women's liberties.
As a writer in Arabic, English, Urdu, Tamil and Malayalam in the leading journals, Sheikh Aboobacker has authored many scholarly books. He is well conversant in Arabic, English, Urdu, Tamil and Malayalam.
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