Syed Salem Alwi Alkaf   Born 1936, Syed Salem Alwi Alkaff was a well known and respected businessman in Aden, the Protectorate States and neighbouring countries. He was active both politically and socially which brought him to the fore in society and enhanced his popularity.

He was a member of the Society of Arts, the Social Welfare Advisory Board, the Association of support to Students, the Aden chamber of Commerce, the Aden Merchants Association, and the Civil Contractors Union, a Trustee and Executive member of Aden Association For The Blind, Chairman of the Eastern Aden Protectorate Flood Relief Appeal, and Councillor of the Aden Municipality.

He described his business as "General Merchants & Commission Agents, Importers-Exporters, Shipping & Travel Agents (By Land, Sea and Air), suppliers of all sorts of Machinery, Equipment & building Materials etc. etc."

His business held agencies for Sissons paints, Porn & Dunwoody lifts & spare parts, Europemill grinding mills and Kirloskar engines & pumps.

It would seem Salem had a connection with Singapore as some photographs of Aden have come to light which bear his name stamp on the reverse.