Uttarakhand Waqf Board

Uttarakhand Waqf Board is a statutory board of the Government of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand Waqf Board
Agency overview
Formed2003
JurisdictionGovernment of Uttarakhand
HeadquartersAlpsankhyak Kalyan Bhavan, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Ahmad Iqbal, IAS, Chief Executive Officer
Websiteuttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in

History

Central Waqf Council was set up by the Government of India's Ministry of Minority Affairs[1] as an Indian statutory body in 1964 under Waqf Act, 1954 (now a sub section the Waqf Act, 1995) for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to working of the State Waqf Boards and proper administration of the Waqfs in the country. Waqf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for religious, pious or charitable purposes as recognized by Muslim law, given by philanthropists. The grant is known as Mushrut-ul-Khidmat, while a person making such dedication is known as Waqf.

The Uttarakhand Waqf Board, was established by the Government of Uttarakhand under Central Waqf Council on 5 August 2003 vide notification on Gazzete of Uttarakhand.

List of chairmen
S. No. Name Term of office[2]
1. Raees Ahmad 8 November 2004 25 December 2007[3] 3 years, 47 days
– District Magistrate of Dehradun (administrator) 26 December 2007[4] 22 June 2010 2 years, 178 days
2. Sharafat Ali 1 July 2010 25 April 2012[5] 1 year, 299 days
3. Kale Khan 16 February 2013 22 June 2015 2 years, 126 days
– District Magistrate of Dehradun (administrator) 25 May 2016[6] 4 December 2016 193 days
4. Mohammad Akram 5 December 2016 incumbent 4 years, 59 days

References
  2. "List of Chairmen: Waqf Board, Government of Uttarakhand, India". uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in.
  3. "Document" (PDF). uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. "Document" (PDF). uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. "Document" (PDF). uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. "Document" (PDF). uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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