Salah Montaser (‎; 6 August 1933 â 15 May 2022) was an Egyptian writer and journalist for Al-Ahram newspaper, and the owner of a daily column entitled âÂÂJust an Opinion.â Among the most famous columns is âÂÂYou Are the Master of Your Decisionâ assessed for high school, which calls for smoking cessation. He adopted a campaign against smoking and he focused on that in his daily column every February, coinciding with the World Anti-Smoking Day. He was also a member of the Shura Council, a member of the Supreme Council of the Press in Egypt, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Media Center. Montaser was born and raised in Damietta, Egypt. He joined the Faculty of Law and became a friend of the late Egyptian writer Abdel Wahab Mutawa. Montaser then worked with the great professor Hassanein Heikal as a journalist at Al-Ahram Foundation until he reached the highest levels of journalism, then began writing his prominent column âÂÂJust An OpinionâÂÂ, which he became famous for during the past years. In addition, Montaser was a member of the Rotary Club, editor-in-chief of October magazine, and chairman of the board of directors of Dar Al Maaref for printing and publishing.
His works include the following: