Mohammed Shakir (Telugu: మొహమ్మెద్ షాకిర్; Urdu: مہمد شاکر; born 16 July 1948) is a former politician for the Anantapur district.
He studied in the local Zilla Parishad High School and later on in 1974 graduated with B.Sc from Veerashaiva College in Bellary becoming the first person in his family to have a degree.
In May 2016, the Times of India reported that at a special court for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases, Shakir was sentenced to 5 years in jail for defrauding the Sanatnagar branch of Punjab National Bank (PNB) of Rs.
[1] The Hindu reported that Shakir was sentenced to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment and that a political accomplice, Kandikunta Venkata Prasad, was sentenced to 7 years;[2] and reported that the politicians had "connived with the bank officials in an innovative fraud linked to generating fake demand drafts".
[2] In October 2004, the Times of India reported Shakir was arrested and released on bail by the Bangalore police in connection with a separate land dispute.