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". Notable people with the name include:
Given name Saleh Saleh or Salih, Islamic prophet Saleh al-Arouri (1966–2024), senior leader of Hamas Saleh Bakri (born 1977), Palestinian film and theater actor Saleh Abdelaziz Al-Haddad (born 1986), Kuwaiti long jumper Saleh al-Jafarawi (1997–2025), Palestinian journalist and social media influencer Salleh Kalbi (1964–2025), Malaysian politician Saleh and Daoud Al-Kuwaity (1908–1986), Iraqi-Jewish musicians Saleh al-Luhaydan (1932–2022), Saudi cleric Saleh Mohammadi (2007–2026), Iranian wrongfully executed wrestler Saleh al-Mutlaq (born 1947), Iraqi politician Saleh Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi (1921–2011), Saudi Arabian businessman Saleh Shahin (born 1982), Israeli Paralympic medalist rower Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh (born 1959), Saudi cleric Saleh al-Uthaymin (1929–2001), Saudi cleric
Salih Salih, 14th century leader of Adal Salih Ibn Ashyam Al-Adawi (died 695), Muslim tabi'i of Basra Salih Saif Aldin (1975–2007), Iraqi journalist Salih al-Ali (1883–1950), Syrian Alawite military commander Salih ibn Ali (711–769), the Abbasid general and governor in Syria and Egypt Salih Altın (born 1987), German football player Salih Altoma (born 1929), Iraqi poet, author, and professor emeritus of near eastern languages and cultures Salih Mahdi Ammash (1924–1985), Iraqi historian, writer, author, poet, and politician Salih Ashmawi (1910–1983), Egyptian politician Salih Aydın (born 1997), Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler Salih Saeed Ba-Amer (1946–2025), Yemeni short story writer Salih Bademci (born 1984), Turkish actor Salih Bajrami (1919–1987), Kosovar singer Salih Basheer (born 1995), Sudanese photographer Salih Zaki Bey (1900–1969), Iraqi Politician Salih Bora (born 1953), Turkish footballer Salih Bozok (1881–1941), Turkish military officer Salih Çetinkaya (born 1972), Turkish politician Salih Zeki Çolak (born 1954), Turkish Army general Salih Delalić (1948–2002), Bosnian footballer Salih Durkalić (born 1951), Croatian footballer Salih Dursun (born 1991), Turkish footballer Salih Efendi (1827–1895), Albanian Islamic religious leader Salih Faraj (1926–??), Iraqi basketball player Salih al‑Fawzan (born 1935), Saudi cleric Salih Fazlić (born 1975), Bosnian volleyball player Salih Fırat (born 1960), Turkish politician Salih Gjuka (1876–1925), Albanian teacher and activist Salih Güney (born 1945), Turkish film actor Salih bin Muhsin Al-Hamid (1895–1976), Hadhrami Sufi scholar and a Wali Salih al-Hasnawi (born 1960), Iraqi psychiatrist, professor, public health expert, and politician Salih Hassan (born 1962), British rower Salih al-Hassani, Iraqi politician Salih Hudayar (born 1993), Uyghur prime-minister of government Salih bin Abdullah al-Humaid (born 1949), Saudi Islamic scholar and judge Salih Jaber (born 1985), Iraqi footballer Salih Jabr (1896–1957), Iraqi statesman Salih al-Ja'fari (1910–1979), Egyptian Sufi scholar Salih al-Karzakani, Bahraini theologian Salih Koç (1917–2000), Turkish equestrian Salih Korkmaz (born 1997), Turkish racewalking athlete Salih Kuru (1906–2012), Turkish war veteran Salih Kuyas, Turkish philatelist Salih Malkoçoğlu (born 2005), Turkish footballer Salih I ibn Mansur, Arab monarch, founder of the Kingdom of Nekor Salih Memecan (born 1952), Turkish editorial caricaturist and cartoonist Salih ibn Mirdas (died 1029), Arab royal, founder of the Mirdasid dynasty and emir of Aleppo Salih Mirzabeyoğlu (1950–2018), Turkish Islamist militant leader and religious fundamentalist Salih Rajab al-Mismari, Libyan politician and general Salih Muslim Muhammad (1951–2026), Rojava politician Salih Mustafa (born 1972), Kosovo Albanian war commander Salih Neftçi (1947–2009), Turkish financial economist Salih Nijazi (1876–1941), Albanian Dedebaba of the Bektashians Salih Omurtak (1889–1954), Turkish general Salih Mahmoud Osman (born 1957), Sudanese human rights lawyer Salih Özcan (born 1998), Turkish footballer Salih Pasha (disambiguation), various Ottoman people Salih Uglla Peshteri (1849–1945), Albanian performer of epic poetry Salih al-Souissi al-Qayrawani (1871–1941), Salih ibn Abd al-Rahman, Umayyad bureaucrat Salih Sadir (born 1981), Iraqi footballer Salih Šehović (1936–2022), Bosnian footballer Salih ibn Tarif, Moroccan religious leaders and monarch Salih Uçan (born 1994), Turkish footballer Salih Usar, Northern Cypriot politician Salih Uyar (born 1962), Turkish Guantanamo detainee Salih Uzun (born 1970), Turkish politician Salih Vuçitërni (1880–1949), Albanian political figure and royalist Salih J. Wakil (1927–2019), American biochemist Salih ibn Wasif (died 870), Turkic officer in the service of the Abbasid Caliphate Salih Yildiz (born 1978), Dutch footballer Salih Yıldız (born 2001), Turkish judoka Salih Yoluç (born 1985), Turkish racing driver Salih Zeki (1864–1921), Ottoman Turkish mathematician and astronomer
Surname 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 (1947–2017), former President of Yemen Allah-Yar Saleh (1897–1981), Iranian politician Amrullah Saleh (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 (born 1981), Omani footballer Jahanshah Saleh (1905–1995), Iranian physician Nathanael Saleh (born 2006), British actor Nimr Saleh (1929–1991), Palestinian leftist figure Raden Saleh (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 (born 1960), Iraqi Kurdish politician and president of Iraq (2018–2022) Rizvie Salih, Sri Lankan physician and politician Tayeb Salih (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 Salleh, a minor character in the Malasyan cartoon Upin & Ipin Fatima Saleh, suspect in Criminal Minds Mr. Saleh, a teacher in Block 13
See also Mada'in Saleh, an archaeological site in Saudi Arabia Methuselah Salah (name) Salehi Selah Shelah (name) Bahman Salehnia, an Iranian football coach