Ahmed Bukhari
Ahmed Bukhari | |
|---|---|
अहमद बुखारी | |
| Shahi Imam Jama Masjid, Delhi | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Bukhari |
| Succeeded by | Shaban Bukhari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | New Delhi, India |
Ahmed Bukhari is the 13th Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi.[1]
Ancestry and appointment
Ahmed Bukhari succeeded his father, Abdullah Bukhari, on 14 October 2000 as Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid in Delhi.[2] On 22 November 2014, his son, Shaban Bukhari, was formally designated to be the next Shahi Imam.[3]
Position on Modi
In 2014, in an interview with The Times of India, Ahmen Bukhari said, "Modi claims to be the Prime Minister of 125 crore Indians but conveniently and deliberately avoids addressing Muslims. He has shown he doesn't like us. He is the one who has been maintaining distance from the community. So, I too chose to maintain my distance."[1]
Controversy
A criminal case was lodged against him along with Habib-ur-Rehman and Nafisa in 2001, after an incident on 3 September 2001, when a mob, led by Bukhari assaulted on-duty police and civic agencies officials trying to remove encroachments from near CGO Complex in Lodhi Colony.[4] Warrants against Bukhari for this case have been issued repeatedly by the Delhi court. Delhi Police has been unable to arrest him because of communal tension for the past ten years.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Eyebrows raised as Bukhari invites Sharif, snubs Modi".
- ^ Jama Masjid gets new Shahi imam on 14 October 2000, The Milli Gazette newspaper, Published 1 November 2000, Retrieved 18 May 2017
- ^ Syed Abdullah Bukhari, former Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi passes away The Hindu newspaper, Published 9 July 2009, Retrieved 18 May 2017
- ^ a b Anand, Utkarsh. "Warrant for Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari, cops ordered to execute it". The Indian Express.