Saleh Al-Talib

Sheikh Saleh bin Mohammed Al Talib^[1] (Arabic: صالح آل طالب; born 23 January 1974), is a Saudi scholar, Sunni Imam, Khatib and judge who has been imprisoned since August 2018 for expressing religious views criticizing Saudi government policies.^[2] After overturning a previous acquittal in 2022, the Specialised Criminal Appeals Court overturned the acquittal and sentenced Talib to ten years in custody.^[3]

Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib
Saleh Al-Talib 2018
Born	(1974-01-23) January 23, 1974 (age 51) Saudi Arabia
Nationality	Saudi Arabian
Occupation(s)	Scholar, preacher, Imam, Khatib, judge
Known for	Imprisoned for "criticizing the government"

Sheikh Al-Talib was the Imam and Khatib of Al-Masjid al-Haram and was also serving as a judge in District Court in Makkah.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2018, Sheikh Talib visited Pakistan where he met with officials such as then President Mamnoon Hussain^[4] and Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa.^[5] He was appointed imam in 2002. He participate to lead taraweeh in 2003. He often get to led Isha prayers, and the last prayer that he led was Isha, and he recite Sura Munafiqun