Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar, officially known as Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad[b][3][4] (born 22 March 1931)[1][a], is the tenth and current Grand Mufti of India.

[13][14] After his election conducted several receptions in various countries including the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Malaysia and Indonesia especially at his birthplace in India, Kozhikode.

[26] In 2019 he attended Global Conference of Human Fraternity[27][28] and met with Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church.

[29][30] In 2014 he launched a campaign to plant 100,000 trees throughout India as part of preparations for the Sheikh Zayed International Peace Conference, held in New Delhi.

[49][50] The document, a copy of which is held in the United Arab Emirates National Archives, was a commission to all Indian Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama to raise awareness against terrorism.

[74] The victory or defeat over the Babri Masjid incident may be significant to every party, but the protection of India and its sovereignty is much more important.

"[75][76] "Babri Masjid is a place of worship for Muslims,[77] but equally important is that all people live peacefully in India.

"[78] He met both the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, at their offices on 20 March 2020 and urged them to amend the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens to remove religion from the list of eligibility criteria for citizenship.