Waleed Al-Salam


Waleed Al-Salam was a mathematician who introduced Al-Salam–Chihara polynomials, Al-Salam–Carlitz polynomials, q-Konhauser polynomials, and Al-Salam–Ismail polynomials. He was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta.
Born in Iraq, Baghdad, Al-Salam received his bachelor's degree in engineering physics and M.A. in mathematics from University of California Berkeley. He completed his education at Duke, receiving his Ph.D. for his dissertation on Bessel polynomials.