Jim Saleam

Who is Jim Saleam?

James Saleam is an Australian far-right activist and the current chairman of the Australia First Party. Saleam was a former member of the short-lived National Socialist Party of Australia in the early 1970s.

Saleam co-founded National Action on Anzac Day, 1982. National Action eventually imploded due to Saleam's criminal actions which included property offenses and fraud in 1984 and for organising a shotgun attack in 1989 on ANC representative Eddie Funde by two NA members. Saleam served jail terms for both crimes. He pleaded not guilty to both charges, claiming that he was set up by police. This claim was rejected by the courts. Saleam maintains his innocence.

On his release from prison, Saleam earned a PhD in politics from the University of Sydney by writing a thesis entitled The Other Radicalism: An Inquiry Into Contemporary Australian Extreme Right Ideology, Politics And Organization 1975-1995.

Saleam has acted as a mentor for the Patriotic Youth League and was the Secretary of the Sydney branch of the Australia First Party between 2002 to 2007.