Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh

He Lives in Dharavi, Mumbai and hold a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Rizvi College of Engineering and MBA from Sathyabama University, Chennai He launched his Official website in 2018 to promote his personal brand. He was awarded best emerging leader in disability sports & sports diplomacy by U.S. department of state global sports mentoring program 2018.People believe him to be an Influencer in the society, they get inspired, motivated by seeing and listening his extraordinary life story. He have delivered various TEDx talk & motivational speeches, have been in various schools, colleges, universities and corporates as chief guest & keynote speaker on various occasions.

Aalam also hold the record for the longest open sea swim by a paraplegic person which he set at 8 April 2017 by swimming 8 km in 4 hours which was officiated by the World Record Academy. Fastest River Swimming by paraplegic Swimmer.He Has successfully completed 2 km swimming (in time 12:23.04 minutes) in Ganga River at Patna law college ghat on 8th December 2019 Mishrilal Memorial winter swimming competition 2019 organized by Bihar swimming association.

Aalam Shaikh was interested in karate and have participated in state and national karate events before 2010. After his surgery, he shifted to para swimming where he won medals at the 12th to 17th Indian National Para Swimming Championship of a total of 15 medals. He got selected for the Indian contingent for the 2018 Asian Para Games to participate at the S5 category for 50M and 100M Butterfly and Freestyle and various other categories. Aalam won Bronze at the 2016 Can-Am Para Swimming Championships held in Gatineau, Quebec in the men's 100m Breaststroke SB4 category.

Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh (born 17 July 1986) is an Indian Para Swimmer. He won Bronze at the 2016 Can-Am Para Swimming Championships held in Gatineau, Quebec in the men's 100m Breaststroke SB4 category. He also represented India at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.