Salah Abdel-Haq

Salah Abdel Haq (; born 1 October 1945), is the acting General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood since March 2023, according to what is referred to as the London Front. He is an Egyptian preacher and doctor, and the former head of the International Islamic Forum for Education. He joined the Muslim Brotherhood in 1962, influenced by the ideology of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the group. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Ain Shams University in 1976 and worked as a dermatologist.

Life Abdel Haq was born in Cairo on 1 October 1945. He grew up in a religiously conservative family in Cairo's upper-middle-class neighbourhood of Heliopolis.

In the 1990s, the Brotherhood's Guidance Office assigned him to travel abroad and work in the global educational apparatus of the group, until he held the position of head of the global educational apparatus of the Brotherhood for more than 15 years.

Muslim Brotherhood Salah Abdel-Haq was introduced to the Muslim Brotherhood during his high school years through Syrian students who were members of the Brotherhood. These students had come to study at Egyptian universities following the declaration of unity between Egypt and Syria in 1958.

In 1962, he officially joined the ranks of the Brotherhood. Three years later, at the age of 19, he was arrested during the rule of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the then-president of Egypt, who had also suppressed the Muslim Brotherhood. At that time, Abdel-Haq was imprisoned alongside Mohamed Badie and his deputy Mahmoud Ezzat, who is also currently imprisoned in Egypt.

Two of his brothers were also detained with him in the military prison. Salah Abdel-Haq remained in prison for nine years until he was released in 1974 during the rule of Anwar Sadat.

He continued his work in the fields of preaching and educational guidance and was responsible for the “Global Islamic Education Association” for more than fifteen years.

Views In June 2025, the Acting Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Salah Abdel Haq, affirmed his full support for the Islamic Republic of Iran in confronting the Twelve-Day War between Iran and Israel. Abdel-Haq notes in a letter addressed to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that "the current conflict is not an isolated Iranian battle, but rather a new chapter in the ongoing targeting of the regional resistance movement, particularly due to Iran’s support for the Palestinian resistance". He described the Israeli assault as a strategic escalation aimed at reinforcing the occupation's dominance over the region. Abdel-Haq argued that this move has been facilitated by unconditional backing from the United States and several Western countries. Abdel-Haq notes that the Israeli occupation does not differentiate between nations, sects, or religious denominations in its attacks, but rather targets all those who support the resistance project — whether it be a key state like the Islamic Republic of Iran, or Islamic movements, including the Muslim Brotherhood. The Acting Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood called for unifying ranks and overcoming sectarian and historical differences to confront the "common enemy," emphasising that what the region is experiencing, from Palestine to Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran, requires a comprehensive Islamic strategic unity.