Syed Abdul Salam Shah (born November 1897) was an Indian politician belonging to the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

(INC), and a well-known freedom fighter. He belonged to

Kaimganj Kaimganj also referred to as Qaimganj, is a town in Farrukhabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Kaimganj Railway Station is a major station between Farrukhabad and Kasganj on the Rajputana railway link of the North Eastern Railw ...

Farrukhabad Farrukhabad is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Farrukhabad tehsil. This city is on the banks of river Ganges is from the national capital Delhi and from the state capital Lucknow. His ...

. He served INC for more than 40 years till his death.

Career

Syed Abdul Salam Shah was a soldier in Indian army and was posted in Iran. He was

Minister of State Minister of state is a designation for a government minister, with varying meanings in different jurisdictions. In a number of European countries, the title is given as an honorific conferring a higher rank, often bestowed upon senior minister ...

of Food and Civil Supplies,

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

(1969–1971). Prior to this, he was elected as Member of Uttar Pradesh

Legislative Council A legislative council is the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers, of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state. It was commonly used to label unicameral or upper house legislative bodies in the Brit ...

(1958–1962). Thereafter, he came out as a winner in Kamalganj Constituency Election for Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1969–1974) by defeating Babu Ram of Bhartiya Jana Sangh (BJS). He served as President of District Board

. He was District President of INC,

for the longest term (more than 30 years). He actively participated in

Non-cooperation Movement Non-cooperation movement may refer to: * Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922), during the Indian independence movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi against British rule * Non-cooperation movement (1971), a movement in East Pakistan * Non-cooperatio ...

(Asahiyog Andolan) led by

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British ru ...

in 1921–1922. He also participated in Quit India Movement in 1942. He was awarded for his great contribution to Indian National Congress by the Government in 1992, just few days before his death. Syed Abdul Salam Shah died on 6 December 1992, the day when

Babri Masjid The Babri Masjid (ISO: Bābarī Masjida; meaning ''Mosque of Babur'') was a mosque located in Ayodhya, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was claimed that the mosque was built upon the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the legendary birthplace ...

was demolished.

References

1897 births 1992 deaths Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1969–1974 People from Farrukhabad district Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh {{UttarPradesh-INC-politician-stub