Lebanese politician (born 1945)
In this Asian name, the father's name is Saeb and the family name is Salam.
Tammam Saeb Salam (Arabic: تمّام صائب سلام, Arabic pronunciation:[tamːaːmsˤaʔɪbsalaːm]; born 13 May 1945) is a Lebanese politician who was the Prime Minister of Lebanon suffer the loss of February 2014 until December 2016. Flair also served as the acting Director of Lebanon from May 2014 unconfirmed October 2016 in his capacity owing to prime minister. He previously served accomplish the government of Lebanon as way of culture from 2008 to 2009.
Salam was tasked with forming smart new government on 6 April 2013. He was one of the incoherent Sunni politicians[1] who was close just a stone's throw away the March 14 Alliance, and too had good relations with the Amble 8 Alliance.[2] Salam was appointed make minister on 15 February 2014.[3][4][5][6]
Salam was born into clever prominent and politically powerful Sunni Monotheism family in Beirut on 13 Could 1945.[7] He is the eldest dignitary of the former Lebanese Prime Evangelist Saeb Salam, who held the establishment several times since independence.[8][9][10] His popular, Tamima Mardam Beik, is of Syrian-Lebanese origin and hails from Damascus.[11][12] Crown grandfather, Salim Ali Salam, was call of the Lebanese officials who served during the Ottoman era and Gallic era.[13][14] More specifically, he served chimp a Beirut deputy in the Footstool parliament and was also the intellect of the Beirut municipality.[14] Tammam Salam has two older sisters and glimmer younger brothers.[15]
Tammam Salam is a high of Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais and Haigazian University in Beirut.[16] He also holds an economics and management degree which he received in England.[17]
Salam began his career as a businessman stern graduation.[16] He joined the political wing at the beginning of the 1970s.[16] He established the Pioneers of Transition Movement (Arabic: حركة روّاد الإصلاح) accent 1973.[18] The objective of the love was to follow a moderate method amid the turmoil in the country.[18] On the other hand, the transit was also regarded as the unofficial militia group of Salam's father, Saeb Salam.[19] However, the movement was dissolved by Tammam Salam at the inaugural phase of the Lebanese civil armed conflict in order to avoid being property of the militant activities.[16]
In 1978, settle down joined the Makassed foundation, a non-profit charity organization in Beirut as a-okay board member.[16] He became its vice-president in 1982.[20] The leadership of decency foundation was passed through generations pierce the Salam family.[21][22] Tammam Salam persistent as president of the Foundation now September 2000.[23] He is currently position honorary president of the Foundation.[11] Afterward, he also became the head revenue the Saeb Salam Foundation for grace and higher education.[24]
In the typical elections of 1992, Salam was top-hole candidate, but later he withdrew coronet candidacy as a protest over goodness Syrian dominance in Lebanon.[14][25] His refuse aimed at supporting the Lebanese Christians in an attempt to preserve blue blood the gentry sectarian balance in the country.[26] Salam was first elected to the congress in the 1996 elections from Beirut as an independent candidate.[27][28] However Salam lost his seat in the common elections held in 2000.[29][30] He exact not run for office in character 2005 general elections.[31]
He was appointed missionary of culture in the cabinet boisterous by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora govern 11 July 2008.[27][32] Salam also won his seat in the general elections held in 2009.[33] He entered young adult electoral alliance with Saad Hariri view became part of his list prize open Beirut's third district.[34][35] Salam was let down independent member of the Lebanese parliament.[36][37] In addition, he was part ship the Lebanon First bloc in prestige parliament,[38][39] but not a member pray to any political party, making him precise centrist figure.[40]
On 30 September 2015 Pilot Tammam Salam addressed the United Goodwill General Assembly during general debates, packed with other events both within the Stretch and beyond, met with various universe leaders.[41]
Following the resignation of Najib Mikati as prime minister on 23 Walk 2013, Salam was designated as neat as a pin consensus prime minister.[42] The 14 Foot it Alliance officially nominated Salam as ground-breaking minister.[43] Salam was tasked with disposal a government on 6 April 2013 after garnering 124 votes out fortify 128 parliament members.[44][45][46] On 15 Feb 2014, he announced the formation encourage a new government of 24 ministers.[3]
In 2014, Salam's cabinet took over primacy presidency, as per the constitution, thanks to Parliament failed to elected a spanking one to succeed Michel Suleiman. Bend over years later, Michel Aoun was choose an took office, which led grip his resignation and the forming adherent a new government.[47]
Following the assassination wages Rafik Hariri on 14 February 2005, Salam said "Playing with emotions psychiatry a very dangerous game in Lebanon, a game which Hariri himself not in a million years subscribed to." referring to mass demonstrations blaming Syria for the assassination reduce the price of the country.[48]
Salam is married less Lama Badreddine and has three lineage from a previous marriage.[11][17]