Mohamed Abdel Kader Salem (Arabic: محمد عبد القادر سالم; born 23 August 1948) is an Egyptian academic and politician, He is the Former Cabinet Minister of Communications and Information Technology,[1][2] Egypt.

On July 21, 2011, He sworn the oath as the 4th Minister of Communications and Information Technology in Egypt, Dr Essam Sharaf Cabinet.

On December 7 the same year, He sworn his second oath as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology in Egypt, Dr Kamal Al Ganzory Cabinet.

Leading and managing the communications and information technology sector in Egypt in one of the most difficult periods in Egyptian history, and with all the difficulties and problems, the sector succeeded in issuing the National Strategy for Communications and Information Technology 2012–2017, launching the "Arab Digital Content" initiative - the "Connect Arab Summit 2012", Doha,[6] March 2012, empowering the project (eMisr) Egypt broadband internet strategy, launching the initiative “Back to Africa”, establishing a specialized department for people with special needs, and holding the first specialized conference for this purpose (Empowerment Conference for People with Disabilities, March 2012), and launching the Electronic signature initiative.

For twenty years working as Vice Chairman and Chairman of ITI-MCIT He led The institute to become the largest institute of its kind in the Middle East and Africa and one of the best specialized training centers in information technology at the global level, spreading the culture of information and communication technology in all parts of Egypt, designing and implementing the (EduEgypt) program in Egyptian universities, graduating more than ten thousand IT professionals at the global level.