Salah Sultan

Salah Sultan (also transliterated Salah Soltan; born ) is an Islamic scholar, preacher, and academic. Among the titles and positions he has held are professor of Islamic Law at Cairo University, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, and a "senior member" of the international Muslim Brotherhood.

He was known in Egypt as "one of the most respected Islamic scholars in the country", and referred to as a "controversial" figure by the Los Angeles Times for his activities in Bahrain.

In 2013 he returned to Egypt and participated in protests against the 2013 military coup deposing elected president Mohamed Morsi, He was arrested in September 2013 for his dissent. In September 2017 an Egyptian court sentenced him to life in prison following a "mass trial marred by extensive due process and fair trial violations".

Sultan has participated in conferences organized by the Islamic Association in Sweden, which has been led by Omar Mustafa and Abdirizak Waberi. His participation has been the subject of criticism.

His sons, including Mohamed Soltan and grandchildren are all US citizens. Mohamed, like his father, is an Egyptian American activist.

Protests against his treatment According to the Middle East Studies Association Committee on Academic Freedom, Sultan

On 14 September 2022, MESA sent a letter to Egyptian officials protesting Sultan's treatment, the Egyptian judicial process, lack of medical treatment, etc. and calling for his release.