Salah

Salah (Arabic: صلاح, Ṣalāḥ, ) is a Biblical and an Arabic given name and family name. Its meaning in the Bible is 'mission', or 'sending', whereas the Arabic meaning is 'righteousness', 'goodness', or 'peace'. Given name Salah (biblical figure), an ancestor of the Israelites according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 Salah (dancer), full name Salah Benlemqawanssa, a hip-hop dancer Salah Aboud Mahmoud, an Iraqi former officer Salah Abdel Sabour, an Egyptian poet, editor, playwright and essayist Salah Abdel-Shafi, a Palestinian economist and ambassador Salah Abdul Rasool Al Blooshi, a Bahraini held in extrajudicial detention in the United States on suspicion of terrorism Salah Abu Seif, an Egyptian film director Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, a Sudanese writer, poet and diplomat Salah Ali Al-Ghali, a governor of South Darfur Salah Amin, an Egyptian footballer Salah Assad, an Algerian footballer and sports manager Salah Bachir, Canadian philanthropist and businessman Salah Bakour, an Algerian footballer Salah Al Bandar, a British-Sudanese known for role in revealing the Bandargate scandal in Bahrain Salah Bouchekriou, an Algerian handball player and coach Salah Choudhury, a Bangladeshi journalist Salah Dessouki, an Egyptian Olympic fencer Salah Edin, real name Abid Tounssi, a Dutch Moroccan rapper Salah Ezzedine, a Lebanese businessman accused of running a pyramid scheme Salah Gaham, an Algerian French concierge who died during the 2005 civil unrest in France, see 2005 French riots#Salah Gaham's death Salah Goudjil, an Algerian politician, belonging to the Secretariat of the Executive Committee of the National Liberation Front Salah Halabi, Egyptian army officer Salah Al-Hamdani, an Iraqi poet, actor and playwright Salah Hissou, a Moroccan long-distance runner Salah Jadid, a Syrian general and political figure in the Baath Party, and the country's de facto leader from 1966 until 1970 Salah Jahin, an Egyptian poet, lyricist, playwright and cartoonist Salah Khalaf, (aka Abu Iyad), deputy chief and head of intelligence for the Palestine Liberation Organization, and a senior official of Fatah Salah Larbès, an Algerian international footballer Salah Mansour, an Egyptian film actor Salah Mohsen, an Egyptian footballer Salah Mejri, a Tunisian basketball player Salah Nasr, an Egyptian former head of the country's General Intelligence Directorate Salah Omar al-Ali, a former Iraqi politician, minister and ambassador Salah Qoqaiche, a retired Moroccan long-distance ma