Famous People with Name Salim

Sálim Ali            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Sálim Ali: was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Known as the "Birdman of India", Salim Ali was among the first Indians to conduct systematic bird surveys in India and his books have contributed enormously to the development of professional and amateur ornithology in India.On his return to India in 1930, he discovered that the guide lecturer position had been eliminated due to lack of funds. Unable to find a suitable job, Salim Ali and Tehmina moved to Kihim, a coastal village near Mumbai, where he began making his first observations of the Baya Weaver. The publication of his findings on the bird in 1930 brought him recognition in the field of ornithology.

Salim Lakhdari            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Salim Lakhdari: is a French rapper and producer of Kabyle Algerian origin.Originally signed with the 45 Scientific label, LIM left it after some internal problems and made his own label called Tous Illicites Productions. On top of releasing his own albums and mixtapes, LIM has used the label to give many youths in the Parisian banlieues an opportunity with free studio time and financial support to release albums

Salim Jay            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Salim Jay: is a Moroccan novelist, essayist and literary critic. He was born in Paris from a Moroccan father and a French mother. He has written about 20 books, numerous essays and more than thousand newspaper articles.

Salim Salimov            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Salim Salimov: is a ethnic Turkish boxer from Bulgaria.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native European country. There he was stopped in the first round of the Light flyweight (48 kg) division by Thailand's Suban Pannon.

Salim Effendi Al-Husayni            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Salim Effendi Al-Husayni: was Mayor of Jerusalem from 1882 to 1897. Hussein al-Husayni and Mousa Kazim al-Husayni, later mayors of the city, were his sons. He was a member of the Jerusalem Council and belongs to the prominent al-Husayni clan of Jerusalem. He built a palace in the

Mohammed Abdul Salim            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Mohammed Abdul Salim: was an Indian footballer from Calcutta. He was the first person from the Indian sub-continent to play for a European football team, during a short but significant spell with Celtic F.C. in 1937[1].By the mid-1930s Salim, a winger, was an essential member of Calcutta’s Mohammedan Sporting Club side, and helped them to claim five successive Calcutta League titles.After the title win of 1936, Salim was invited to play two friendlies against the Chinese Olympic side. A cousin called Hasheem who lived in England, and was then visiting Calcutta, witnessed the first match. Having seen Salim’s exceptional display, Hasheem urged Salim to try his hand at European football.

Naziha Salim            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Naziha Salim: was an Iraqi artist and painter, described by the country's president, Jalal Talabani, as "the first Iraqi woman who anchored the pillars of Iraqi contemporary art [1].Naziha Salim was born into a family of Iraqi artists living in Turkey.[1] Her father was a painter, while her brother, Jawad Salim, has been cited as one of Iraq's most important modern sculptors.[1] In the 1940s, she graduated from the Baghdad Fine Arts Institution and continued her education in Paris.[1] In the 1960s Salim returned to the Fine Arts Institute as a teacher and remained at the school until her retirement in the 1980s. [1]

Abdallah Khaled Deeb Salim            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Abdallah Khaled Deeb Salim: is a Jordanian football player, currently attached to Jupiler League side KV Mechelen. He is the first footballer from Jordan to play in Belgium. He has currently played 35 times for his country, scoring 10 goals.

Mohammed Salim            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Mohammed Salim: is an Indian politician, belong to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha, representing the Calcutta North East constituency of West Bengal. In the 2009 Lok Sabha election Salim contested the new Kolkata Utt