Shaban Bukhari

Shaban Bukhari
14th Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 February 2024
Appointed bySyed Ahmed Bukhari
Preceded bySyed Ahmed Bukhari
Deputy Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi
In office
22 November 2014 – 25 February 2024
Succeeded bySyed Areeb Bukhari
Personal details
BornDelhi, India
SpouseShazia Bukhari
Residence(s)Delhi, India
OccupationShahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi

Syed Usama Shaban Bukhari is the 14th Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi.[1][2][3][4][5]

He was appointed Naib Imam of Jama Masjid on 22 November 2014 and is next in line to succeed his father. The dastarbandi ceremony took place in Jama Masjid.[6] On the occasion of Shab-e-Barat, 25 February 2024 he succeeded his father to be the 14th Shahi Imam, and will do imamat in absence of his father.[7]

  1. ^ "Shaban Bukhari anointed as Naib Imam of Jama Masjid". 23 November 2014.
  2. ^ "सैयद शाबान बुखारी बने नायब शाही इमाम".
  3. ^ "The Naib Imam, Shaban Bukhari during the anointment ceremony at Jama Masjid". 23 November 2014.
  4. ^ "'We Held Post For 400 years, People Are With Us. Waqf board Has No Importance': Shahi Imam".
  5. ^ "Jama Masjid Shahi Imam's Son Shaban Bukhari Anointed Naib Imam".
  6. ^ "Shaban Bukhari's Dastarbandi Performed Before Time". Urdu Media Monitor. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid declares son his successor at 'Shab-e-Baraat' ceremony". Hindustan Times. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.