Sheikh Salah Assawy

Dr. Salah Assawy is an Egyptian born in Fazarah village - Quseya district - Asuit governorate in 9/11/1954.

• He completed memorizing the Holy Qur’an at the age of seven. He took the first place in a national contest for Qur’an memorization in 1962 in Egypt.
• He has six brothers and two sisters who also memorize the entire Holy Qur’an by heart.
• Their father supervised their learning as he continued the tradition of memorization of the entire Holy Qur’an by heart from his father and his grandfather.
• In 1967, he finished his Junior High school at Dairout Religious Institute (Azhar schools are called Institutes) and he was ranked first, graduated with honors.
• In 1971, he finished his High school in Asuit Religious Institute and he was also ranked the first locally and the fifth nation wide in Egypt, graduated with honors.
  In 1976, he completed his bachelor degree in the faculty of Legislation and Law in Al Azhar University.
• In 1985, he earned his PhD in Islamic Religious Sciences at the faculty of Legislation and Law. He earned his degree with distinction and the highest level honors
  In 1977, he worked as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Legislation and Law at Al-Azhar University
• In 1981-1986, he worked as an assistant professor at Umm Al Qura University
  In 1987- 1985, he worked as a director for the Scientific Miracle Association of the Islamic World League.
  In 1987-1992, he worked as a director for the Legislative Research Center of the office of the Islamic World League in Islamabad.
• In 1992-1995, he worked as a visiting professor in the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Sciences in Washington.
• Working as a director in the Legislative Research Center in United States of America.
  Working as a Vice-President of the American Open University since it was opened in 1995 till 2004.
• Working as a legislative consultant/adviser for Dar Al-Salam in Maryland.
  Currently, he is working as the Secretary General for the Assembly of Muslim Jurists in America.

From The Al-Tawheed Islamic Center Web Site