Tammam Salam
Tammam Salam | |
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Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
In office 15 February 2014 – 18 December 2016 | |
President | |
Deputy | Samir Mouqbel |
Preceded by | Najib Mikati |
Succeeded by | Saad Hariri |
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In office 25 May 2014 – 31 October 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Michel Suleiman |
Succeeded by | Michel Aoun |
Minister of Culture | |
In office 11 July 2008 – 9 November 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Fouad Siniora |
Preceded by | Tarek Mitri |
Succeeded by | Salim Wardeh |
Personal details | |
Born | Beirut, Lebanon | 13 May 1945
Political party | Future Movement |
Spouse | Lama Badreddine |
Children | 3 |
Parent |
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Alma mater | Haigazian University |
Tammam Saeb Salam (
Salam was tasked with forming a new
Early life and education
Salam was born into a prominent and politically powerful Sunni family in
Tammam Salam is a graduate 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]
Early careers
Salam began his career as a businessman after graduation.
In 1978, he joined the Makassed foundation, a non-profit charity organization in Beirut as a board member.[16] He became its president in 1982.[20] The leadership of the foundation was passed through generations in the Salam family.[21][22] Tammam Salam resigned as president of the Foundation in September 2000.[23] He is currently the honorary president of the Foundation.[11] Later, he also became the head of the Saeb Salam Foundation for culture and higher education.[24]
Later politics
In the general elections of 1992, Salam was a candidate, but later he withdrew his candidacy as a protest over the Syrian dominance in Lebanon.[14][25] His boycott aimed at supporting the Lebanese Christians in an attempt to preserve the sectarian balance in the country.[26] Salam was first elected to the parliament in the 1996 elections from Beirut as an independent candidate.[27][28] However Salam lost his seat in the general elections held in 2000.[29][30] He did not run for office in the 2005 general elections.[31]
He was appointed minister of culture in the
On 30 September 2015 President Tammam Salam addressed the
Premiership
Following the resignation of
In 2014, Salam became the acting president after the Parliament failed to elected a new one to succeed Michel Suleiman. Two years later, Michel Aoun was elected an took office, which led to his resignation and the forming of a new government.[47]
Views
Following the assassination of Rafik Hariri on 14 February 2005, Salam said "Playing with emotions is a very dangerous game in Lebanon, a game which Hariri himself never subscribed to." referring to mass demonstrations blaming Syria for the assassination in the country.[48]
Personal life
Salam is married to Lama Badreddine and has three children from a previous marriage.[11][17]
References
- ^ Sami Moubayed (3 August 2006). "Nasrallah and the three Lebanons". Asia Times Online. Archived from the original on 13 August 2006.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Hezbollah bloc to back Salam for Lebanon premier". Reuters. 5 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Lebanese PM unveils national unity cabinet". Al Jazeera. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Lebanon Forms a Cabinet After 11 Months of Deadlock". The New York Times. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Lebanon Cabinet formed after 10-month stalemate". USA Today. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Lebanon forms new government after months of political deadlock". The Guardian. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-87395-291-0.
- ^ Sami Moubayed (n.d.). "From Father to Son in Beiruti Politics". Mid East Views.
- ^ Ranwa Yehia (27 January – 2 February 2000). "Salam bid farewell". Al Ahram Weekly. 466.
- ^ Hussein Dakroub (5 April 2013). "Salam emerges as Lebanon's next PM". The Daily Star. Beirut.
- ^ a b c "Lebanon names Salam as prime minister". The Guardian. Associated Press. 6 April 2013.
- ^ Bassem Mroue (5 April 2013). "Lebanon Names UK-Educated Lawmaker Prime Minister". ABC News. AP.
- ^ "Lebanon's March 14 camp endorses PM candidate". Al Jazeera. 5 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "How Tammam Salam Became a Consensual Candidate". Moulahazat. 5 April 2013.
- ^ Joseph A. Kéchichian (9 May 2008). "One Lebanon was his vision". Gulf News.
- ^ a b c d e Wassim Mroueh (5 April 2013). "Salam: Form, role of government more important than its head". The Daily Star.
- ^ a b "Consensus builds on new Lebanon PM Tamam Salam". Ahram Online. AFP. 5 April 2013.
- ^ ISBN 9780313266492.
- ISBN 9780231063784.
- ^ "Profiles: Lebanon's new government". Lebanon Wire. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Families, not parties, dominate Lebanese politics". The Courier. Beirut. AP. 11 February 1983.
- ^ Hania Mourtada (7 April 2013). "Tamam Salam Asked to Form a Government in Lebanon". The New York Times.
- ^ "Salam heaps praise on Makassed". The Daily Star. 12 September 2000.
- ^ "Speakers". Arab Women Forum. 15–16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Many Lebanese back polls boycott". New Straits Times. 30 August 1992.
- ^ "Lebanon's Salam - consensus premier for tough times". Al Arabiya. 6 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Meet the government". Now Lebanon. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013.
- ^ "Saeb Salam, 95, Former Lebanese Prime Minister". The New York Times. 23 January 2000.
- ^ "Murr Releases Official Results of Lebanon's Second Round of Elections". Al Bawaba. 5 September 2000.
- ^ Ranwa Yehia (7–13 September 2000). "A 'Future' premier". Al Ahram Weekly. 498. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Saad Hariri pledges to contest elections within opposition ranks". Lebanonwire. 10 May 2005. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013.
- ^ "Backgrounder: Lebanon's new cabinet line-up". Xinhua Daily. Beirut. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Saudi envoy calls for cabinet formed 'inside Lebanon'". The Daily Star. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
- ^ Therese Sfeir (8 May 2009). "Hariri vows Future Movement 'will follow path of peace'". The Daily Star.
- ^ Sami Moubayed (9 June 2009). "Hezbollah handed a stinging defeat". Asia Times Online. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Salam says Sunnite sect would not fight with other sects". NNA. 21 March 2013.
- ^ "How MPs will vote". Now Lebanon. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ Elie Hajj (4 April 2013). "Tammam Salam Likely March 14 Candidate for Lebanese Premier". Al-Monitor.
- ^ "Salam supports a technocratic cabinet". Now Lebanon. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
- ^ Paul Salem (10 April 2013). "Lebanon Averts Crisis but New Prime Minister Faces Major Challenges". Carnegie Middle East.
- ^ "Addressing UN, Lebanese Prime Minister calls on world powers to end 'ongoing massacres'". UN News. 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Tammam Salam Meets Hariri, Prince Bandar". Naharnet. 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Hariri led group nominates Salam as PM". Turkish Weekly Journal. Beirut. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
- ^ Adam Pletts (6 April 2013). "Tammam Salam named new Lebanese prime minister". France 24.
- ^ "Tammam Salam named new Lebanese PM". Xinhua. Beirut. 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Lebanon names Tammam Salam as new prime minister". BBC. 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Declaration of New Cabinet: 30 Ministers, 5 Innovative Ministries". National News Agency of Lebanon. 18 December 2016.
- ^ Omayma Abdel Latif (3–9 March 2005). "What next, Lebanon?". Al Ahram Weekly. 732. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013.
External links
- Media related to Tammam Salam at Wikimedia Commons