Abu Salim (born 11 May 1956) is an Indian film actor, bodybuilder, and retired police officer, who works predominantly in the Malayalam cinema.

[1] Abu Salim was born as the second son among six children to Kunhammed and Fathima at Kalpetta in Wayanad district.

[2] Salim has trained in some kalaripayattu and holds a black belt in shotokan-style karate.

[3] Salim made his film debut in 1978 with Rajan Paranja Kadha.

His son runs a restaurant in Kalpetta, a media studio in Kozhikode and a packet food manufacturing company in Kochi.