Saleh or Saaleh (Arabic: صَالَح ), Arabic form of the Hebrew Shelah, Selah or Methuselah (Hebrew: שֶׁלַח), is a Semitic male name derivative. In Arabic it means "righteous" or "pious".

Given name

Salah

Salah Ezzedine Salah Ezzedine (born in 1962 in South Lebanon) is a Lebanon, Lebanese businessman who is accused and arrested for running a pyramid scheme. He had supposedly investments in oil, publishing, metals and television, and his businesses spread out from ...

(born 1962), Lebanese businessman accused of running a

pyramid scheme A pyramid scheme is a business model which, rather than earning money (or providing Return on investment, returns on investments) by sale of legitimate product (business), products to an end consumer, mainly earns money by recruiting new members ...

Saleh

* Saleh or Salih, Islamic prophet *

Saleh al-Arouri Saleh Muhammad Sulayman al-Arouri (; 19 August 1966 – 2 January 2024), also transliterated as Salah al-Arouri or Salih al-Aruri, was a Palestinian politician and senior leader of Hamas who served as List of leaders of Hamas, deputy chairman o ...

(1966–2024), senior leader of Hamas * Saleh Abdelaziz Al-Haddad (born 1986), Kuwaiti long jumper * Saleh Bakri (born 1977), Palestinian film and theater actor * Salleh Kalbi (1964-2025), Malaysian politician * Saleh and Daoud Al-Kuwaity (1908–1986), Iraqi-Jewish musicians *

Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh Muhammed al-Mutlaq (; born 1 July 1947) is an Iraqi politician who is the head of the Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, the fifth largest political list in Iraq's parliament. From 21 December 2010 to 11 August 2015, he was one of the thre ...

(born 1947), Iraqi politician * Saleh Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi (1921-2011), Saudi Arabian businessman * Saleh Shahin (born 1982), Israeli Paralympic medalist rower *

Saleh Al-Fawzan Ṣāliḥ bin Fawzān bin ʻAbd Allāh Al-Fawzān (; born 1 Rajab 1354 AH / 28 September 1935 CE) is an Islamic scholar, Faqīh (jurist), university professor, a member of the council of senior scholars, a member of the Fiqh council in Mak ...

(born 1935), Saudi cleric * Saleh al-Uthaymin (1929-2001), Saudi cleric * Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh (born 1959), Saudi cleric * Saleh Al-Luhaidan (1932-2022), Saudi cleric

Salih

* Salih ibn Ali (711–769 CE), the Abbasid general and governor in Syria and Egypt *

Salih Saleh or Salih () is a prophet mentioned in the Qur'an who prophesied to the tribe of Thamud in ancient Arabia, before the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The story of Salih is linked to the story of the She-Camel of God, which was t ...

, 14th century leader of Adal *

Salih Ashmawi Salih Ashmawi (1910–1983) was an Egyptian political figure and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He held several posts in the group and edited some of its publications such as '' Al Dawa'' and '' Al Nadhir''. Early life and education Ashmawi ...

(1910–1983), Egyptian politician * Salih Saeed Ba-Amer (1946-2025), Yemeni short story writer * Salih Bozok (1881–1941), Turkish military officer * Salih Dursun (born 1991), Turkish footballer *

Salih Güney Salih Güney (born January 1, 1945) is a Turkish film actor. Biography Salih Güney was born in Adana in 1945. His father was a Circassian.

(born 1945), Turkish film actor *

Salih Hudayar Salih Hudayar (; born 21 May 1993) is a Uyghur-American politician known for advocating for East Turkistan independence. He founded the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement and has since been leading the movement calling for the "restora ...

(born 1993), Uyghur prime-minister of government *

Salih Muslim Muhammad Salih Muslim Muhammad (, ) is the co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the main party of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. As the deputy coordinator of the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change, ...

(born 1951), Rojava politician *

Salih Neftçi Salih Nur Neftçi (14 July 1947 – 15 April 2009) was a leading expert in the fields of financial markets and financial engineering. He served many advisory roles in national and international financial institutions, and was an active researcher ...

(1947-2009), Turkish financial economist *

Salih Omurtak Salih Omurtak (1889 – 23 June 1954) was a Turkish people, Turkish general and the fourth List of Chief Turkish General Staff, Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces. Biography He was born 1889 in Thessaloniki, in the Salonic ...

(1889-1954), Turkish general *

Salih Özcan Salih Özcan (born 11 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Borussia Dortmund. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team. Club career Born in Germany, Özcan is of Turkish descen ...

(born 1998), Turkish footballer *

Salih Pasha (disambiguation) Salih Pasha may refer to: * Nevesinli Salih Pasha (died 1647), Ottoman grand vizier (1645–47) * Kayserili Hacı Salih Pasha (died 1801 or 1802), Ottoman governor of Bosnia, Egypt, Diyarbekir, and Trabzon * Salih Hulusi Pasha Salih Hulusi P ...

, various Ottoman people *

Salih Sadir Salih Sadir Salih Al-Sadoun (; born 21 August 1981) is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Previously, Sadir played with Rah Ahan and Paykan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He also played for the I ...

(born 1981), Iraqi footballer *

Salih Uçan Salih Uçan (born 6 January 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Beşiktaş. Club career Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe signed Uçan for €1.4 million on 6 June 2012, for a five-year contract worth €220,000 per ...

(born 1994), Turkish footballer *

Salih Yıldız Salih Yıldız (born 1 January 2001) is a Turkish judoka competing in the extra lightweight (60 kg) division. He is competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Sport career In 2019, Yıldız won the gold medal in the extra lightweight ( ...

(born 2001), Turkish judoka

Surname

Saleh / Saleh

* Abdul Azis Saleh (1914-2001), Indonesian politician * Abdul Rahman Saleh (1909-1947), Indonesian aviator and physician * Adam Saleh (born 1993), American YouTube personality * Ahmad Ali Abdullah Saleh (born 1972), Yemeni military commander *

Ali Abdullah Saleh Ali Abdullah Saleh Affash (21 March 1947There is a dispute as to Saleh's date of birth, some saying that it was on 21 March 1942. See: However, by Saleh's own confession (an interview recorded in a YouTube video), he was born in 1947.4 Decembe ...

(1947-2017), former President of Yemen *

Allah-Yar Saleh Allah-Yar Saleh (, born Saleh Arani; 1897–1981) was an Iranian politician and diplomat who was Iranian Ambassador to the United States during Mohammad Mosaddegh Mohammad Mosaddegh (, ; 16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politici ...

(1897-1981), Iranian politician *

Amrullah Saleh Amrullah Saleh (Pashto/, ; born 15 October 1972) is an Afghan politician who served as the Vice President of Afghanistan, first vice president of Afghanistan from February 2020 to August 2021, and acting Ministry of Interior Affairs (Afghanist ...

(born 1972), former vice president and 16th de jure president of Afghanistan * Anas Khalid Al Saleh (born 1972), Kuwaiti politician * Dua Saleh, Sudanese-American singer and actor * Farhan Saleh (born 1947), Lebanese writer and militant *

Hashim Saleh Hashim Saleh Mohammed Al-Balushi (; born 15 October 1981), commonly known as Hashim Saleh, is an Omani footballer. He also played for the Oman national team for a decade. Club career Hashim has been wearing the number 9 jersey for clubs like ...

(born 1981), Omani footballer * Jahanshah Saleh (1905-1995), Iranian physician * Nimr Saleh (1929–1991), Palestinian leftist figure *

Raden Saleh Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman (, EYD: ; , DIN: ; 1811 – 23 April 1880) was a pioneering Romantic painter from the Dutch East Indies of Arab- Javanese ethnicity. He was considered to be the first "modern" artist from Indonesia (then the Dutc ...

(1811-1880), Indonesian painter * Robert Saleh (born 1979), American, NFL football coach * Sania Saleh (1935–1985), Syrian poet * Yehiya Saleh (1713–1805), Yemenite Rabbi

Salih

Barham Salih Barham Salih (; ; born 8 September 1960) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the eighth president of Iraq from 2018 to 2022. He is the former prime minister of the Kurdistan Region and a former deputy prime minister of the Iraqi feder ...

(born 1960), Iraqi Kurdish politician and president of Iraq (2018–2022) * Rizvie Salih, Sri Lankan physician and politician *

Tayeb Salih Tayeb Salih (; 12 July 1929 – 18 February 2009) was a Sudanese writer, novelist, cultural journalist for the BBC Arabic programme as well as for Arabic journals, and a staff member of UNESCO. He is best known for his novel ''Season of Migration ...

(1929-2009), Sudanese author

Fictional characters

* Saleh, powerful and wise mage from '' Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones'' * Salih Koçovalı, alternate name for Vartolu Sadettin in the Turkish television program '' Çukur'' * Saleh, major antagonist in ''

Tales of Rebirth is a Japanese action role-playing game published for the PlayStation 2. It is the eighth main entry of Namco's '' Tales'' series of video games. The game was developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco. The game was released for the P ...

'' * Salleh, a minor character in the Malasyan cartoon '' Upin & Ipin'' * Fatima Saleh, suspect in ''

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Jeff Davis that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. It follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral ...

Given name

Salah

Saleh

Salih

Surname

Saleh / Saleh

Salih

Fictional characters

See also