Ahmad Muhammad Salih (Arabic: أحمد محمد صالح // ⓘ; 1898–1973, Omdurman) was a prominent Sudanese poet and politician.

He was known for his fondness for Arabic and English poetry, as he memorized many of the poems issued in these two languages that fell into his hands.

[2][3] He worked as a teacher after graduating from college, and progressed in the career ladder until he rose to the position of a school superintendent (principal).

He also worked as an employee in the Ministry of Education and rose in its administrative positions until he became a deputy director of knowledge.

[4] Saleh was known for his patriotic poetry against colonialism during the period of condominium rule in Sudan, and he reached the point of clashing with the British administration in several matters and the decisions it imposed on the country, especially when he refused to obey an order from the administration requiring school teachers to wear the jubbah and kaftan instead of the French uniform.