| Saleem Ahmed is an Indian politician serving as a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council for the Hubli–Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag District constituency since January 6, 2022. |
| He began his political journey as a congress party worker and organized rallies, training camps, and youth conventions. |
| In 1982, Saleem Ahmed was elected as the Student Union Leader of Sheshadripuram College, Bangalore. |
| By 1984, he had become the vice president of Bangalore City NSUI, and by 1987, he was the President of Karnataka NSUI and General Secretary of All India Youth Congress. |
| During his tenure as a leader, Saleem Ahmed advocated for youth-related issues and involved youngsters in the nation-building process by highlighting their concerns. |
| He represented India as a delegate at the International Youth Conference in Moscow and Korea in 1989. |
| Elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council in 1997, Saleem Ahmed served on several committees established by KLC. |
| In his tenure as the president of All India Youth Congress, Saleem Ahmed notably became the first Muslim leader in the position since Muhammad Ali in 1963. |
| He represented India at the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) Political Study Mission in the USA in 2001. |
| Saleem Ahmed participated as an Indian delegate at the World Kannada Conference in Detroit, USA in 2002. |
| He became a member of the All India Congress Committee in 2002. |
| In 2005, Saleem Ahmed served as the Deputy Leader in a Legislative Team Study Tour to The People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. |
| In 2012, he participated in the Indian delegation to South Korea for the Youth Exchange Program. |
| During his tenure as director general of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Saleem Ahmed established a national network for development in rural and sub-urban areas. |
| In 2020, he was appointed as one of the three working presidents of the Congress party in Karnataka. |
| Saleem Ahmed requested expenditure records from the state government regarding the purchase of PPE kits, sanitizers, and masks during the Covid-19 crisis in 2020. |
| In 2022, he urged the Congress party to allocate more tickets to candidates from the community for the 2023 Assembly polls. |
