Kalem Apren was the Bajoran First Minister until his death in 2371 from heart failure.
Major Kira Nerys had met him once at a diplomatic function, and said that he seemed "a good man." (DS9: "Shakaar")
This character was only mentioned in dialogue.
DS9: "Shakaar" reveals that a First Minister is elected every six years. Taking that into account it is possible that Kalem Apren had been First Minister since the end of Cardassian Occupation and throughout the first three seasons of DS9.
Kalem appears in the Star Trek: Terok Nor novels Day of the Vipers and Dawn of the Eagles. He also features in the novel Pliable Truths, where the crew of the Enterprise-D assist in negotiating the terms of the Withdrawal. Pliable Truths reveals that Kalem was a member of the Bajoran government before the Occupation and spent several years hiding in the valleys to organise resistance movements.
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- Kalem Apren at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works