He was born in 1960 in Gündoğan Village, Balıkesir, Gönen District. He studied at Gündoğan Village Primary School and Gönen Ömer Seyfettin High School. He received his high school education at Istanbul Kabataş Boys' High School between 1975-1978. He completed his medical education at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine between 1978 and 1984. In 1984, he was appointed to Şanlıurfa Ministry of National Education Health Education Center for compulsory service.

He received his Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialization Training at Anadolu University Faculty of Medicine between 1988-1992. He worked as an Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist at the Ministry of Health Muğla State Hospital between 1992 and 2006. He left Muğla State Hospital in January 2006 and joined Muğla Private Yücelen Hospital. Kiss. Dr. Mehmet Ali Salın has performed over 2000 knee and 1000 hip replacement surgeries. Mehmet Ali Salın, who has been working at Muğla Yücelen Hospital since 2006, is married and has two children.