Kalimuddin Shams

Kalimuddin Shams (13 February 1939 – 4 March 2013) was an Indian politician, belonging to the All India Forward Bloc.

He served as Minister for Agriculture Marketing/Food and Supply 1991–2005 in the West Bengal state government.

A lawyer by profession, he became involved in organising local struggles of residents of Kidderpore outside Calcutta.

[1] Shams was a member of the Central Committee of the All India Forward Bloc for 15 years.

Kalimuddin Shams is linked to brutal killing of IPS Vinod Kumar Mehta, DCP (Port) on March 18, 1984.