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Architect N.M. Salim dies at 77 after a stroke
Architect N.M. Salim has died at the age of 77 in Kozhikode, Kerala.
He had been receiving treatment after a stroke and died at Baby Memorial Hospital early on Monday.
Salim founded the Kozhikode-based firm N.M. Salim Associates and worked in architecture for more than five decades.
His designs include Hotel Le Méridien in Kochi, the Kozhikode Central Library and Port Blair Airport.
He also designed buildings in other parts of South India, including Bengaluru and Thrissur.
His work helped shape urban centres in Kerala and other southern states.
His body was scheduled to be available for public viewing at his family home, with final rites to follow at a burial ground near Kozhikode South Beach.
Architect N.M. Salim, 77, died after suffering a stroke.
He died at Baby Memorial Hospital around 1.30 a.m. on Monday.
Salim founded Kozhikode-based N.M. Salim Associates and worked in architecture for more than five decades.
His designs included Hotel Le Méridien in Kochi, Kozhikode Central Library and Port Blair Airport.
- Who
- Architect N.M. Salim, 77.
- What
- He died after a stroke.
- When
- Monday morning; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Baby Memorial Hospital.
- Why
- He had been undergoing treatment following a stroke.
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Salim had been undergoing treatment following a stroke.
Salim died at Baby Memorial Hospital.
His body was to be kept for public viewing at the Nikarath house on the Kozhikode Mini Bypass.
His final rites were to be held at Kannanparamba burial ground near Kozhikode South Beach.
- Age
- 77
- Hospital
- Baby Memorial Hospital
- Time of death
- Around 1.30 a.m.
- Architecture career
- More than five decades
- Firm
- N.M. Salim Associates
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