Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi, also known simply as Al-Minshawy or Menshawy, was born in Upper Egypt and was a renowned Qur'anic reciter and a Hafiz.

He is of the same generation as Shaykh Kamil Yusuf al-Bahtimi, and, in fact, he was also a protégé of Shaykh Muhammad Salâmah. His father was also a well-known reciter, and his brother, Shaykh Mahmûd al-Minshâwî, has now established himself as a respe