Nawaf Salam | |
|---|---|
| نواف سلام | |
| President of the International Court of Justice | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2024 | |
| Vice President | Julia Sebutinde |
| Preceded by | Joan Donoghue |
| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher Greenwood |
| Ambassador of Lebanon to the United Nations | |
| In office 13 July 2007 – 15 December 2017 | |
| Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office 1 September 2012 – 31 August 2013 | |
| President of the United Nations Security Council | |
| In office 1 September 2011 – 30 September 2011 | |
| In office 1 May 2010 – 31 May 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nawaf Salam 15 December 1953 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Spouse | Sahar Baassiri |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University Sciences Po Sorbonne University School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences |
| Occupation | International Judge Diplomat Academic |
| Website | Official Twitter |
Nawaf Salam (Arabic: نواف سلام; born 15 December 1953) is a Lebanese diplomat, jurist, and academic. He currently serves as the 27th president of the International Court of Justice. He was elected on 9 November 2017 as judge on the International Court of Justice for the 2018–2027 term, having received a concurrent majority of votes in the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.[1][2] He served as Lebanon's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from 2007 to 2017, during which period he held the positions of President of the Security Council and Vice President of the General Assembly.[3] He was elected as president of the International Court of Justice on 6 February 2024. Salam is the second Arab to be elected as president and the first Lebanese judge.[4]