# Kalim Siddiqui

> Kalim Siddiqui was a Pakistani British writer and Islamic activist. He gained notability for his controversial support of the fatwa issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini, which called for the assassination of British author Sir Salman Rushdie amidst the Satanic Verses controversy.

*British philosopher (1931-1996)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/kalim-siddiqui

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1931-09-15
- **Died:** 1996-04-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 45.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Kalim Siddiqui (writer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalim_Siddiqui_(writer))
- [কালিম সিদ্দিকী (লেখক)](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80_(%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%95))
- [Kalim Siddiqui](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalim_Siddiqui)
- [Wikiquote](https://fa.wikiquote.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%B5%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%8C)
- [کلیم صدیقی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%B5%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%8C)
- [کلیم صدیقی (لکھاری)](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%B5%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%8C_(%D9%84%DA%A9%DA%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5709595)

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