SOAS University of London Muhammad A. S. Abdel Haleem (Arabic: محمد عبد الحليم سعيد, 94–95), OBE, FCIL, is an Egyptian Islamic studies scholar[1] and the King Fahd Professor of Islamic Studies at the SOAS University of London[2][3] in London, England.
He is the editor of the Journal of Qur'anic Studies.
[4] Born in Egypt in 1930, Abdel Haleem learned the Quran by heart during his childhood.
[3] In 2004, Oxford University Press published his translation of the Quran into English.
[2] Abdel Haleem was appointed an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in Elizabeth II's 2008 Birthday Honours,[7] in recognition of his services to Arabic culture, literature, and inter-faith understanding.