Salah Salem | |
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Personal details | |
Born | September 25, 1920 Sinkat, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
Died | February 18, 1962 | (aged 41)
Occupation | Minister of National Guidance (1953-55) Chief Editor of al-Shaab (1956-60) Chairman of the Press Syndicate (1960) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Egyptian Army |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | First Arab-Israeli War Egyptian Revolution of 1952 Suez Crisis |
Salah Salem (Arabic: صلاح سالم) (September 25, 1920 – February 18, 1962) was an Egyptian military officer and politician who was a prominent member of the Free Officers Movement that orchestrated the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.