1. Tammam Salam served as the acting President of Lebanon from May 2014 until October 2016 in his capacity as prime minister.
22 Facts About Tammam Salam
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Tammam Salam previously served in the government of Lebanon as minister of culture from 2008 to 2009.
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Tammam Salam was born into a prominent and politically powerful Sunni Muslim family in Beirut on 13 May 1945.
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Tammam Salam is the eldest son of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Salam, who held the office several times since independence.
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Tammam Salam has two older sisters and two younger brothers.
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Tammam Salam is a graduate of Grand Lycee Franco-Libanais and Haigazian University in Beirut.
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Tammam Salam holds an economics and management degree which he received in England.
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Tammam Salam joined the political field at the beginning of the 1970s.
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Tammam Salam established the Pioneers of Reform Movement in 1973.
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Tammam Salam resigned as president of the Foundation in September 2000.
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Tammam Salam is currently the honorary president of the Foundation.
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Tammam Salam's boycott aimed at supporting the Lebanese Christians in an attempt to preserve the sectarian balance in the country.
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Tammam Salam was first elected to the parliament in the 1996 elections from Beirut as an independent candidate.
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However Tammam Salam lost his seat in the general elections held in 2000.
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Tammam Salam did not run for office in the 2005 general elections.
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Tammam Salam was appointed minister of culture in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on 11 July 2008.
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Tammam Salam won his seat in the general elections held in 2009.
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Tammam Salam entered an electoral alliance with Saad Hariri and became part of his list in Beirut's third district.
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On 30 September 2015 President Tammam Salam addressed the United Nations General Assembly during general debates, attended other events both within the UN and beyond, met with various world leaders.
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Tammam Salam was tasked with forming a government on 6 April 2013 after garnering 124 votes out of 128 parliament members.
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In 2014, Tammam Salam's cabinet took over the presidency, as per the constitution, since Parliament failed to elected a new one to succeed Michel Suleiman.
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Tammam Salam is married to Lama Badreddine and has three children from a previous marriage.