The Shahi Imam is the
Imam
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of the
Jama Masjid
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mosque in
Delhi
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History
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Shahjahan appointed Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari, who originally came from Shah of
Bukhara
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to be the first Imam of the Mosque in 1656.
[History of the first Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi starting in 1656 AD]
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Imams of Jama Masjid
Shahi Imams of Jama Masjid include:
# Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari (from 23 July 1656)
# Abdul Shakoor Shah Bukhari
# Abdul Raheem Shah Bukhari
# Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari Thani
# Abdul Rehman Shah Bukhari
# Abdul Kareem Shah Bukhari
# Mir Jeewan Shah Bukhari
# Mir Ahmed Ali Shah Bukhari (until 16 October 1892)
# Mohammed Shah Bukhari (from 16 October 1892)
# Ahmed Bukhari (until 20 February 1942)
# Hameed Bukhari (20 February 1942 – 8 July 1973)
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Abdullah Bukhari (8 July 1973 – 14 October 2000)
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Ahmed Bukhari I (14 October 2000 – present)
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Shaban Bukhari (25 February 2024 – present) Ahmed Bukhari will continue as Imam until health emergencies and then Shaban Bukhari will succeed him at Imamat.
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References
Indian imams
Shahi Imams of Jama Masjid
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