Salah bin Salem Baÿuthman () is a Saudi Quranic scholar, university academic and Quran reciter who has served as a guest imam (assigned to lead Tarawih) at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. He is known for his melodious recitation of the QurâÂÂan, which resembles that of Ali Abdullah Jaber.
Ba'uthman completed undergraduate studies in Islamic Studies and then advanced to graduate work in tafsir (Quranic exegesis). Sources report a BachelorâÂÂs degree in Islamic Studies from King Abdulaziz University and both a MasterâÂÂs degree and a PhD in tafsër from Umm al-Qura University.
Ba'uthman has held academic posts in the field of Quranic studies. He has served as a faculty member and department head in Quranic/Islamic studies at major Saudi universities and according to university press items and local press has been involved in organizing Quranic competitions and academic programmes. He served at King Abdulaziz University (as senior member of the Department of Quranic Studies) and later as dean of colleges of Quran and Islamic Studies at other Saudi universities.
Ba'uthman is widely known for recorded Quran recitations (complete and partial Mus'haf-style recordings), televised series and short programmes in which he delivers verse-by-verse tafsir (exegesis) or reflections.
Ba'uthman was appointed as a guest imam to lead Tarawih prayers at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca during Ramadan in 2016 and 2017, an appointment publicly announced in Saudi media and reported by regional news outlets.