A Syrian actor, director, and radio broadcaster of Palestinian origin, born in the town of Tira in 1939 in occupied Palestine. He began his activity on Syrian radio in the late 1950s. His son is guitarist Tariq Salheya, and his daughter is director Manal Muhammad Salheya. Some of his credits include The Three O'clock Mystery (1981), Hunters' Lane (1979) and Love Prank (1972). He died in 1982.