Shaikh Salah is a Shariah scholar who obtained his PhD from Edinburgh University (UK) and is a Member of the Shariah Supervisory Board for Wataniya Insurance. He holds a Masters from Al Imam University (KSA). He has led a broad range of engagements in the US, Europe and the GCC with a focus on banking and investment products, real-estate acquisitions, Islamic Insurance management, listed securities and private equity funds.

His product-based experience includes sukuks, home mortgages, leasing, SME Financing and asset management transactions. He is an Assistant Professor at Islamic & Arabic Studies College of Applied Studies at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals and has written several research papers.