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A. K. Salim

American musician (1922–2003)
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A. K. Salim

Summary

A. K. Salim is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on July 28, 1922[3]. He died on January 1, 2003[4]. He worked as a musician[5], saxophonist[6], and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • A. K. Salim's place of birth was Chicago[2].
  • A. K. Salim was born on July 28, 1922[3].
  • A. K. Salim died on January 1, 2003[4].
  • A. K. Salim held citizenship in United States[9].
  • A. K. Salim worked as a musician[5].
  • A. K. Salim's professions included saxophonist[6].
  • A. K. Salim's professions included composer[7].
  • A. K. Salim's religion is recorded as Islam[10].
  • A. K. Salim is recorded as male[11].
  • A. K. Salim's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • A. K. Salim's genre is jazz[13].
  • A. K. Salim's record label is recorded as Savoy Records[14].
  • A. K. Salim's family name is recorded as Salim[15].
  • A. K. Salim's given name is recorded as Ahmad[16].
  • A. K. Salim's instrument is recorded as saxophone[17].
  • A. K. Salim's start of work period is recorded as 1939[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1922-07-28[21]

  • Genre(s): jazz[22]

  • Community tags: jazz[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b0c2afce-7604-462b-bf10-c3fa11b8430a[24]

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Origins and Family

A. K. Salim's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on July 28, 1922[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[5], saxophonist[6], and composer[7].

Personal Life

A. K. Salim's religion is recorded as Islam[10].

Death and Burial

A. K. Salim died on January 1, 2003[4].

Why It Matters

A. K. Salim ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was A. K. Salim born?

A. K. Salim was born in Chicago[2].

What did A. K. Salim do for work?

A. K. Salim worked as musician[5], saxophonist[6], and composer[7].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → saxophone
    Place of birth → Chicago
    Genre → —
    Citizenship → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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