Saeb Salam

Saeb Salam
صائب سلام
Salam in 1952
8th Prime Minister of Lebanon
In office
14 September 1952 – 18 September 1952
Preceded byNazem Akkari
Succeeded byAbdallah Yafi
In office
1 May 1953 – 16 August 1953
Preceded byKhaled Chehab
Succeeded byAbdallah Yafi
In office
2 August 1960 – 31 October 1961
Preceded byAhmed Daouk
Succeeded byRachid Karami
In office
13 October 1970 – 25 April 1973
Preceded byRachid Karami
Succeeded byAmin Hafez
Personal details
Born(1905-01-17)17 January 1905
Beirut, Ottoman Empire
Died21 January 2000(2000-01-21) (aged 95)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
Political partyIndependent
SpouseTamima Mardam Beik
ChildrenAmra, Surreya, Faisal, Amr Salam,Tammam Salam
Parent
ReligionSunni Islam

Saeb Salam (17 January 1905 – 21 January 2000) (Arabic: صائب سلام) was a Lebanese politician, who served as Prime Minister six times between 1952 and 1973.[1] Following his death, the Lebanese daily As-Safir described Salam as "most successful in dealing with the media and in presenting a particular image of himself to people on a daily basis through wearing his customary carnation ... and expounding unforgettable slogans", and that he was Lebanon's most popular prime minister after independence leader Riad Al Solh.[2] A significant aspect of Salam was that, unlike other Lebanese leaders, he did not act as a chief over a particular area in the country. Salam fiercely advocated the unity of Lebanon.[3][2]

  1. ^ "Saëb Salam - Prestige Magazine". 15 January 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Yehia, Ranwa. Salam bid farewell. Al-Ahram Weekly. 2 February 2000.
  3. ^ Kechichian, Joseph A. (9 May 2008). "One Lebanon was his vision". Gulf News. Retrieved 7 April 2013.