Salim Ahmed is an Indian politician known for being a member of the Indian National Congress party in Karnataka. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from Hubballi-Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag district constituency since 6 January 2022.
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Salim Aziz Ahmed was born on Sunday, 1 January 1967 (age 56 years; as in 2023) in Bangalore, Karnataka. Their zodiac sign is Capricorn. He did his schooling from Basaveshwara Boys’ High School in Rajajinagar, Bengaluru. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Seshadripuram College, Bengaluru, Karnataka. He also earned a master’s degree in Political Science from Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysore.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Salim’s father’s name is Aziz Ahmed.
wife and children
He is married to Asma Ahmed.
Salim Ahmed with his wife
Together, they have a son and a daughter.
Address
He lives at “Aashiana”, No. 1375, 12th Cross, 2nd Stage, West of Chord Road, Bangalore – 560086.
political career
Salim started his political career as a Congress party worker and was in charge of organizing rallies, training camps and youth conferences. In 1982, he was elected as the student union leader of Seshadripuram College, Bangalore. In 1984, he became the vice-president of Bangalore City NSUI.
Salim Ahmed becomes NSUI President
In 1987, he became the President of Karnataka NSUI and in 1997, he became the General Secretary of the All India Youth Congress. In 1997, he was elected as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council and served on various committees constituted by the KLC. In 2002, he was again elected as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council. In the year 2000, he became the Government Chief Whip of the Karnataka Legislative Council. In 2012, he became the Director General of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. On 25 January 2017, he was the Special Representative of the Government of Karnataka to the Central Government. On 21 June 2018, he was the AICC Secretary of Telangana State. On 11 March 2020, he became the working president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. On 6 January 2022, he became a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from Hubli-Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag district.
property/property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 4,81,217
- Motor Vehicle: Rs. 1,90,000
Immovable property
- Residential Building: Rs. 4,50,00,000
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per the year 2014. It does not include property owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
net worth
Rupee. 50 million.
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per the year 2014. It does not include property owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/General Knowledge
- His hobbies include reading books, playing sports and singing songs.
- In 1984, he participated as an Indian delegate in the International Youth Conference held in Moscow and in 1989 in Korea.
- In 2001, he was an Indian delegate to the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) in a political study mission conducted in the United States.
- In 2002, he participated as an Indian delegate to the World Kannada Conference held in Detroit, United States.
- In 2005, he was the deputy leader in a study tour of a team of legislators to the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Singapore to study the People’s Congress and the system and functioning of their government.
Salim Ahmed as an Indian representative at the youth delegation event
- In 2012, he served in the Indian delegation to South Korea for the Youth Exchange Programme.
- As an NSUI leader and youth leader, he worked on issues related to youth and students. He used to travel to different cities to highlight the issues faced by the youth so that they can help in the nation building process. He promoted the vision of the Congress Party and its role in the freedom movement. He also promoted the move taken by late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who reduced the voting rights of youth from 21 years to 18 years. He also talked about the achievements of the UPA government under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi. He also promoted Rahul Gandhi’s vision in nation building. During his tenure as a youth leader, he worked on social reforms like anti-dowry programme, tree plantation, health and blood donation camps and other social activities.
Salim Ahmed is promoting the ideology of Congress as a youth leader.
- When he was the Director General of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan in 2012, he created a national network for development at rural and sub-urban levels. In an interview, he said that if there were rural youth clubs that would be involved in nation-building activities, India would develop. He as a youth leader came up with many innovative strategies to develop skills among Indian youth so that they can become productive, responsible citizens of a modern, secular and technological India thereby increasing employability. She began organizing youth events to unify the voices of youth clubs and women’s groups. These programs were transformed into community-based organizations with vast networks. He also planned to enhance competency development, awareness, knowledge, dissemination and job orientation for the youth.
Salim Ahmed appointed Director General of Nehru Yuva Kendra Organization
- He was the first Muslim President of All India Youth Congress to hold the post of President after Muhammad Ali in 1963. Talking about this in an interview he said,
That was more than 50 years ago! Muslims and minorities have always stood with Congress. The party also always gives him prominence. This is the first time that a Muslim has been made the acting president. Moreover, I was the first Muslim from Karnataka to be appointed All India NSUI President.”
- In 2020, he questioned the state government about its record of expenditure on procurement of PPE kits, sanitizers and masks during the COVID-19 crisis. According to him, the Karnataka government had not released Rs. Package of Rs 2500 to overcome the crisis.
- In an interview, BJP leaders while talking about Salim said that eating Halal meat is not good and it is a matter of shame to have leaders who do so in the party. Talking about BJP’s attack in an interview, he said,
This is not going to have any effect. Eating habits have been established for a long time. In the case of Halal, it is simply a process of purifying meat in Islam. It is good for health, that is why it is said that it is halal. These things are not an issue at all. This is really creating problems for people doing poultry and livestock business in rural areas…This will not affect the Congress party.
- In 2020, he was part of the committee of three working presidents of the Congress party in Karnataka. In an interview he talked about this and said that this is not the first time that he has seen a committee with three chairmen. In the interview, he further said that when he was in charge in Telangana, there were four working presidents and five in Maharashtra. He said that strengthening the organization and empowering the president is a good thing.
- In 2022, he asked the Congress party to give more tickets to candidates from the community in the assembly elections in 2023. In an interview, he talked about this and said,
We will investigate and give the list to the party. The ability to win will be the criteria. Wherever there is a possibility of winning, we will insist on giving tickets to minorities. Voters are being shifted to different houses and booths, such irregularities have been found in Bidar, Vijayapura and Hubli apart from Bengaluru.
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