Salah, Salaah, or Saalah (Arabic: صلاح, romanized: Ṣalāḥ, pronounced [sˤɑˈlɑːħ]) is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic and Biblical origins. Its meaning in the Bible is 'mission' or 'sending', whereas the Arabic meaning is 'righteousness', 'goodness', or 'peace'. Notable people with the name include:
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Saalah
Saalah Yusuf Sutan Mangkuto (1901–1974), Indonesian politician
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Salaah Al-Yahyaei (born 1998), Omani footballer
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Salah (biblical figure), an ancestor of the Israelites
Salah (dancer) (born 1979), French hip-hop dancer
Salah Abdallah (born 1955), Egyptian actor
Salah Abdel-Haq (born 1945), Egyptian politician
Salah Abdel-Shafi (born 1962), Palestinian economist and ambassador
Salah Abdeslam (born 1989), Belgian Islamic terrorist
Salah Adel (born 1995), Sudanese footballer
Salah Ibrahim Ahmed (born 1947), Iraqi footballer
Salah Ali, Bahraini politician
Salah bin Ghanim Al Ali (born 1966), Qatari politician
Salah Omar al-Ali (1938–2024), Iraqi politician and diplomat
Salah Ameidan (born 1982), Saharawi long distance runner
Salah Amin (born 1981), Egyptian footballer
Salah Ashour (born 1987), Egyptian footballer
Salah Assad (born 1958), Algerian footballer and sports manager
Salah Atef (born 1991), Egyptian footballer
Salah Bachir (1955–2026), Canadian philanthropist and businessman
Salah ibn Al Badiya (1937–2019), Sudanese singer, composer, and actor
Salah Al Bahar (born 1970), Iraqi singer and composer
Salah Bakour (born 1982), Algerian footballer
Salah Al Bandar (born 1955), British-Sudanese known for role in revealing the Bandargate scandal in Bahrain
Salah al-Bardawil (1959–2025), Palestinian politician
Salah Basha (born 2003), Italian-Egyptian footballer
Salah Ba'uthman, Saudi Quranic scholar, university academic, and Quran reciter
Salah Jassim Beden (born 1956), Iraqi boxer
Salah Benlabed (born 1950), Algerian architect, academic, novelist, and poet
Salah Abdul Rasool Al Blooshi (born 1981), Bahraini Guantanamo detainee
Salah Bouakouir (1908–1961), Algerian politician
Salah Boubnider (1929–2005), Algerian Army colonel
Salah Bouchekriou (born 1962), Algerian handball player and coach
Salah Bouzrara (born 2000), French footballer
Salah Al Budair (born 1970), Saudi imam
Salah Busir (1925–1973), Libyan politician, journalist, and historian
Salah Chaoua (1946–2020), Tunisian footballer
Salah Choheili (born 1952), Iranian-Australian Mandaean priest
Salah Choudhury (born 1965/66), Bangladeshi journalist
Salah Dessouki (1922–2011), Egyptian Olympic fencer
Salah Elmur (born 1966), Sudanese painter, graphic designer, author, and filmmaker
Salah Ezzedine (born 1962), Lebanese businessman
Salah Fadl (1938–2022), Egyptian academic, writer, and translator
Salah Fakroun (born 1999), Libyan footballer
Salah Falah, Lebanese football player, coach, and referee
Salah Farah (died 2016), Kenyan teacher
Salah Farhat (1894–1979), Tunisian politician
Salah Farzit (1953–2026), Tunisian singer and composer
Salah Fettouh (born 1948), Moroccan sprinter
Salah Ali Al-Ghali (died 2015), Sudanese politician
Salah Gosh (born 1957), Sudanese Army general
Salah Goudjil (born 1931), Algerian politician
Salah Abu al-Haj (born 1974), Jordanian Islamic scholar and researcher
Salah Halabi (1937–2014), Egyptian army officer
Salah Al-Hamdani (born 1951), Iraqi poet, actor, and playwright
Salah Hamouri (born 1985), French-Palestinian lawyer and field researcher
Salah-Hassan Hanifes (1913–2002), Druze Israeli politician
Salah Hasaballah, Egyptian politician
Salah Hasarma (born 1974), Arab-Israeli footballer
Salah M. Hassan, Sudanese historian, critic, and curator
Salah Hissou (born 1972), Moroccan long-distance runner
Salah Ahmed Ibrahim (1933–1993), Sudanese writer, poet, and diplomat
Salah Isa (1939–2017), Egyptian journalist and historian
Salah Jadid (1926–1993), Syrian general and political figure
Salah Jahin (1930–1986), Egyptian poet, lyricist, playwright, and cartoonist
Salah Jama (born 1980), Somali politician
Salah Hassan Jama, Somali military official
Salah Al-Jezoli (born 1985), Sudanese footballer
Salah Khalaf (1933–1991), Palestinian politician
Salah Labaki (1906–1955), Lebanese poet, scholar, journalist, and lawyer
Salah Larbès (1952–2024), Algerian international footballer
Salah El Mahdi (1925–2014), Tunisian musicologist, conductor, composer, flautist, music critic, and judge
Salah Aboud Mahmoud (1942–2024), Iraqi officer
Salah Majid (born 1932), Iraqi Olympic javelin thrower
Salah Mansour (1923–1979), Egyptian film actor
Salah Abdel Maqsoud (born 1958), Egyptian politician
Salah Marghani, Libyan jurist
Salah Al-Marzouq (born 1970), Kuwaiti handball player
Salah Mejri (born 1986), Tunisian basketball player
Salah Mezhiev (born 1977), Russian mufti
Salah Abdel Moamen, Egyptian politician
Salah Rashid Mohamed, Emirati footballer
Salah Mohsen (born 1998), Egyptian footballer
Salah Montaser (1933–2022), Egyptian writer and journalist
Salah Sheikh Osman Mose (born 1957), Somali politician
Salah Bey ben Mostefa (1725–1792), Bey of the Beylik of Constantine
Salah Al-Mukhtar (born 1944), Iraqi politician
Salah Nasr (1920–1982), Egyptian former head of the country's General Intelligence Directorate
Salah Nemer (born 1992), Sudanese footballer
Salah Niazi (born 1935), Iraqi poet and translator
Salah Nooruddin (born 1963), Bahraini businessman
Salah Obaya, Egyptian academic
Salah Obeid, Iraqi footballer
Salah El-Ouadie (born 1952), Moroccan poet and human rights activist
Salah Qoqaiche (born 1967), Moroccan long-distance runner
Salah Ragab (1935–2008), Egyptian drummer and jazz musician
Salah Rais (1488–1568), Ottoman privateer
Salah Rekik (born 1965), Tunisian judoka
Salah El-Saadany (1943–2024), Egyptian actor
Salah Abdel Sabour (1931–1981), Egyptian poet, editor, playwright, and essayist
Salah Salem (1920–1962), Egyptian military officer and politician
Salah Samadi (born 1976), Algerian footballer
Salah Abu Seif (1915–1996), Egyptian film director
Salah Shahrour (born 1988), Syrian footballer
Salah Shehade (1953–2002), Palestinian Hamas movement member
Salah Shokweir (born 1929), Egyptian boxer
Salah Al-Deen Siamand (born 1981), Iraqi footballer
Salah Sid (born 1950), Algerian-born British radio broadcaster, producer, and voice-over artist
Salah Soliman (born 1990), Egyptian footballer
Salah Stétié (1929–2020), Lebanese writer and poet
Salah Suheimat (1914–1966), Jordanian politician
Salah Sultan (born 1960), Egyptian Islamic scholar, preacher, and academic
Salah Taher (1911–2007), Egyptian painter
Salah Tarif (born 1954), Druze Israeli politician
Salah Tizani (born 1927), Lebanese actor and comedian
Salah Mohammed Tubaigy (born 1971), Saudi forensics officer
Salah Al-Yahri (born 1995), Qatari footballer
Salah Yaqub, Somali military general
Salah ben Youssef (1907–1961), Tunisian politician
Salah Zakaria (born 1999), Qatari footballer
Salah Al-Zawawi (1937–2023), Palestinian politician and diplomat
Salah Zulfikar (1926–1993), Egyptian actor
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Arturo Salah (born 1949), Chilean football player, manager, and administrator
Asher Salah (born 1967), Israeli historian
Dana Salah (born 1989), Jordanian-Palestinian singer and songwriter
Hussein Ahmed Salah (born 1956), Djiboutian long distance runner
Ibn al-Salah (1181/82–1245), Arab hadith scholar and author
Ibrahim Salah (footballer, born 1987) (born 1987), Egyptian footballer
Kamal Al Din Salah (1910–1957), Egyptian diplomat
Luay Salah (born 1982), Iraqi footballer
Maha Naji Salah, Yemeni writer and social activist
Mohamed Salah (born 1992), Egyptian footballer
Mohamed Salah (footballer, born 1956) (born 1956), Egyptian football manager and player
Raed Salah (born 1958), Palestinian religious leader
Trish Salah, Lebanese-Canadian feminist writer, educator, and sociologist
Yassine Salah (born 1998), Moroccan footballer
Yiḥyah Salaḥ (1713–1805), Yemeni rabbi, author, and scholar



