Salah Ba'uthman

Salah bin Salem Baʿuthman is a Saudi Quranic scholar, university academic and Quran reciter who has served as a guest imam (assigned to lead Tarawih) at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. He is known for his melodious recitation of the Qur’an, which resembles that of Ali Abdullah Jaber.

Education Ba'uthman completed undergraduate studies in Islamic Studies and then advanced to graduate work in tafsir (Quranic exegesis). Sources report a Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies from King Abdulaziz University and both a Master’s degree and a PhD in tafsīr from Umm al-Qura University.

Academic career Ba'uthman has held academic posts in the field of Quranic studies. He has served as a faculty member and department head in Quranic/Islamic studies at major Saudi universities and according to university press items and local press has been involved in organizing Quranic competitions and academic programmes. He served at King Abdulaziz University (as senior member of the Department of Quranic Studies) and later as dean of colleges of Quran and Islamic Studies at other Saudi universities.

Ba'uthman was appointed as a guest imam to lead Tarawih prayers at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca during Ramadan in 2016 and 2017, an appointment publicly announced in Saudi media and reported by regional news outlets.