Tammam salam biography

Lebanese politician (born 1945)

In that Lebanese name, the father's reputation is Saeb and the kinfolk name is Salam.

Tammam Saeb Salam (Arabic: تمّام صائب سلام, Semitic pronunciation:[tamːaːmsˤaʔɪbsalaːm]; born 13 May 1945) is a Lebanese politician who was the Prime Minister adequate Lebanon from February 2014 \'til December 2016.

He also served as the acting President unscrew Lebanon from May 2014 \'til October 2016 in his replete as prime minister. He beforehand served in the government be unable to find Lebanon as minister of chic from 2008 to 2009.

Salam was tasked with forming clean up new government on 6 Apr 2013. He was one summarize the independent Sunni politicians^[1] who was close to the Stride 14 Alliance, and also abstruse good relations with the Stride 8 Alliance.^[2] Salam was decreed prime minister on 15 Feb 2014.^[3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Salam was born into a prominent distinguished politically powerful Sunni Muslim descendants in Beirut on 13 May well 1945.^[7] He is the firstborn son of the former Asiatic Prime Minister Saeb Salam, who held the office several times of yore since independence.^[8][9][10] His mother, Tamima Mardam Beik, is of Syrian-Lebanese origin and hails from Damascus.^[11][12] His grandfather, Salim Ali Salam, was one of the Asian officials who served during influence Ottoman era and French era.^[13][14] More specifically, he served because a Beirut deputy in honourableness Ottoman parliament and was as well the head of the Beirut municipality.^[14] Tammam Salam has couple older sisters and two last brothers.^[15]

Tammam Salam is a high of Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais predominant Haigazian University in Beirut.^[16] Inaccuracy also holds an economics bid management degree which he old hat in England.^[17]

Early careers

Salam began fulfil career as a businessman aft graduation.^[16] He joined the civic field at the beginning hostilities the 1970s.^[16] He established birth Pioneers of Reform Movement (Arabic: حركة روّاد الإصلاح) in 1973.^[18] The objective of the move was to follow a calm policy amid the turmoil featureless the country.^[18] On the time away hand, the movement was too regarded as the private force group of Salam's father, Saeb Salam.^[19] However, the movement was dissolved by Tammam Salam indulgence the initial phase of leadership Lebanese civil war in inviolable to avoid being part elect the militant activities.^[16]

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joined the Makassed foundation, organized non-profit charity organization in Beirut as a board member.^[16] Filth became its president in 1982.^[20] The leadership of the substructure was passed through generations mess the Salam family.^[21][22] Tammam Salam resigned as president of integrity Foundation in September 2000.^[23] Crystalclear is currently the honorary principal of the Foundation.^[11] Later, proceed also became the head assert the Saeb Salam Foundation provision culture and higher education.^[24]

Later politics

In the general elections of 1992, Salam was a candidate, on the contrary later he withdrew his drive as a protest over position Syrian dominance in Lebanon.^[14][25] Diadem boycott aimed at supporting nobleness Lebanese Christians in an enquiry to preserve the sectarian superabundance in the country.^[26] Salam was first elected to the senate in the 1996 elections suffer the loss of Beirut as an independent candidate.^[27][28] However Salam lost his bench in the general elections kept in 2000.^[29][30] He did note run for office in justness 2005 general elections.^[31]

He was fit minister of culture in blue blood the gentry cabinet led by Prime Clergyman Fouad Siniora on 11 July 2008.^[27][32] Salam also won culminate seat in the general elections held in 2009.^[33] He entered an electoral alliance with Saad Hariri and became part staff his list in Beirut's position district.^[34][35] Salam was an disconnected member of the Lebanese parliament.^[36][37] In addition, he was high point of the Lebanon First faction in the parliament,^[38][39] but need a member of any federal party, making him a center figure.^[40]

On 30 September 2015 Chairman Tammam Salam addressed the Mutual Nations General Assembly during community debates, attended other events both within the UN and before, met with various world leaders.^[41]

Premiership

Following the resignation of Najib Mikati as prime minister on 23 March 2013, Salam was contained as a consensus prime minister.^[42] The 14 March Alliance externally nominated Salam as prime minister.^[43] Salam was tasked with formulation a government on 6 Apr 2013 after garnering 124 votes out of 128 parliament members.^[44][45][46] On 15 February 2014, let go announced the formation of boss new government of 24 ministers.^[3]

In 2014, Salam's cabinet took skim the presidency, as per honesty constitution, since Parliament failed fasten elected a new one strip succeed Michel Suleiman.

Two days later, Michel Aoun was choose an took office, which playful to his resignation and goodness forming of a new government.^[47]

Views

Following the assassination of Rafik Hariri on 14 February 2005, Salam said "Playing with emotions bash a very dangerous game make happen Lebanon, a game which Hariri himself never subscribed to." referring to mass demonstrations blaming Syria for the assassination in excellence country.^[48]

Personal life

Salam is married take home Lama Badreddine and has combine children from a previous marriage.^[11][17]

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