Saladin (1137 or 1138 – March 1193), known as in Arabic and Selahedînê Eyûbî in Kurdish, was the first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of their Ayyubid dynasty, although it was named after his father. A Muslim of Kurdish origin, Saladin led the Muslim opposition to the European Crusaders in the Levant. At the height of his power, his sultanate included Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Hejaz, Yemen and other parts of North Africa.

Saladin (, aber auch Selahedînê Ayyubi; mit dem Titel ; * 1137/1138 in Tikrit; † 3. März oder 4. März 1193 in Damaskus) war ab 1171 der erste Sultan von Ägypten und ab 1174 Sultan von Syrien. Als kurdischstämmiger Führer gründete er die Dynastie der Ayyubiden.