 Soltan is the eldest of five children, and his mother and father are middle school sweethearts from a small village in Egypt.He grew up in a loving and supportive household that always emphasized independence and creativity.His father, , is a prominent scholar of Islamic jurisprudence, who taught at many distinguished Islamic educational institutions, and has authored over 80 books on varying issues from the obligation to vote in the US, to married life in the West and women's inheritance in Islam.