'Saleh', 'Salih' or 'Saaleh' is a masculine given name (Arabic: صالح), (Tatar: Салих). Pronounced: (British English: sar - leh). (American English: sa - leh). The old name is derivative from the Arabic language and means 'rightous' or 'pious'[1]. Commonly used as a first name, this name is prevalent amongst Islamic cultures, communities and ethnic groups across Asia and Europe. Most common amongst: Arabic (Middle Eastern and African), Tatar (Volga, Crimean, Lipka, Siberian, Polish), Turkish, Persian, Chechen (North Caucasus of Eastern Europe in Russia), Dagestani (North Caucasus of Eastern Europe in Russia) and other Turkic cultures and communities.
Given name
- Saleh, Islamic Prophet
- Salih ibn Ali (711–769 CE), the Abbasid general and governor in Syria and Egypt
- Salih ibn Harun al-Rashid, the son of Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid
- Saleh Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabian businessman
- Saleh Abdelaziz Al-Haddad (born 1986), Kuwaiti long jumper
- Salih Ashmawi (1910–1983), Egyptian politician
- Salih Bozok (1881–1941), Turkish military officer
- Salih Dursun, Turkish footballer
- Salih Güney, Turkish film actor
- Salih Hudayar, Uyghur prime-minister of government
- Saleh and Daoud Al-Kuwaity, Iraqi musician
- Saleh al-Mutlaq, Iraqi politician
- Salih Muslim Muhammad, Rojava politician
- Salih Neftçi, Turkish financial economist
- Salih Omurtak, Turkish general
- Salih Özcan, Turkish footballer
- Salih Pasha (disambiguation), various Ottoman people
- Salih Sadir, Iraqi footballer
- Salih Uçan, Turkish footballer
Surname
- Abdul Azis Saleh
- Abdul Rahman Saleh, Indonesian aviator and physician
- Adam Saleh, American YouTube personality
- Ahmad Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemeni military commander
- Ali Abdullah Saleh, former President of Yemen
- Allah-Yar Saleh, Iranian politician
- Amrullah Saleh, former vice president and 16th de jure president of Afghanistan
- Anas Khalid Al Saleh (born 1972), Kuwaiti politician
- Barham Salih, president (2018) of Iraq
- Farhan Saleh, Lebanese writer and militant
- Hashim Saleh, Omani footballer
- Jahanshah Saleh, Iranian physician
- Nimr Saleh (1929–1991), Palestinian leftist figure
- Raden Saleh, Indonesian painter
- Robert Saleh, American, NFL football coach
- Sania Saleh (1935–1985), Syrian poet
- Tayeb Salih, 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
- Salleh, a minor character in the Malasyan cartoon Upin & Ipin
- Fatima Saleh, suspect in Criminal Minds
See also
- Salah (name)
- Salehi
- Mada'in Saleh, an archaeological site in Saudi Arabia
- ↑ "Saleh: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, & Inspiration - FamilyEducation". www.familyeducation.com. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
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