Mohammad Salim Al-Awa (born December 22, 1942)[1] is an Egyptian Islamist thinker, widely considered[by whom?]

He is the former Secretary General of the International Union for Muslim Scholars based in London, and head of the Egyptian Association for Culture and Dialogue,[2][3][4] a member of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo, an Advisor to the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States - KSA 1979–1985.

On 14 June 2011, Al-Awa declared his candidacy for the 2012 Egyptian presidential election in September of that year.

Thus, Muhammad Salim Al-Awa's grandfather and father only held Egyptian nationality, since the grandfather was an Ottoman subject, like all those subject to the rule of the Ottoman State, which did not have nationalities based on country of birth or residence.

[9] He obtained a PhD in comparative law between English and Islamic legislation from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London in 1972.