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Syed Abdullah Bukhari
Shahi Imam
Jama Masjid, Delhi
In office
8 July 1973 – 14 October 2000
Preceded byHameed Bukhari
Succeeded byAhmed Bukhari
Personal details
Born1922
DiedJuly 8, 2009 at age 87
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationShahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi

Abdullah Bukhari (Sayyid ʿAbdu l-Lāh Buxārī; 1922–2009) was the 12th Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi.[1][2]

Death

Abdullah Bukhari died on 8 July 2009 of a heart attack and was buried the same day in the family burial ground in the Walled city of Delhi.[3][4] He was survived by four sons and two daughters. His son, Ahmed Bukhari, is the current Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Abdullah Bukhari, the legend of JAMA Masjid, is dead". 8 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Shahi Imam Abdullah Bukhari passes away". 8 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Former Shahi Imam of JAMA Masjid, Syed Abdullah Bukhari, dead | Delhi News - Times of India".
  4. ^ "Abdullah Bukhari buried in the shadow of JAMA Masjid". 9 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Abdullah Bukhari, 87, dead". 9 July 2009.
  6. ^ Smith, R. V. (27 April 2014). "Imams of Delhi's royal mosque". The Hindu.