Kamaluddin Ahmed | CoopPeople | CoopWiki

Tenure/Life Period: September 15, 1930 – January 2, 2018
Association and Role within Society or Entity: Chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED); and Member of Parliament.
Contributions to the Cooperative Sector: Working across central and northern states, Ahmed expanded NAFED’s institutional capacity to execute price-support and price-stabilization operations for critical commodities like oilseeds, pulses, and onions.
He oversaw the creation of a nationwide network of cooperative cold-storage warehouses and procurement hubs. This infrastructure shielded farmers from steep post-harvest losses and predatory trading cartels by guaranteeing that the government’s minimum support prices were delivered directly through cooperative procurement channels.
Awards and Recognitions: Honored with the National Pride in Cooperation Merit Award in 1996 for his financial stewardship and expansion of national agricultural commodity trading networks.