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Tammam Salam

PEP · Politician

Tammam Salam is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Tamam Salam · Tammam Salam · Tammám Salám · Tammám Szalám · Tammām Salām · 11 more...				[sources]
Alias	Tammam Saeb Salam · Tammam Saib Salam · Tammam Salam · Tamman Salam · Tammám Salám · 17 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	薩拉姆				[sources]
Birth date	1945-05-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Beirut				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Lebanon				[sources]
Citizenship	Lebanon				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3514836				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Culture of Lebanon (2008-2009) · Parliament (member, 2009-2017) · President of Lebanon (2014-2016) · Prime Minister of Lebanon (2014-2016)				[sources]
Education	Brummana High School · Haigazian University				[sources]
Religion	Islam · Sunni Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

President of Lebanon (2014–2016), Prime Minister of Lebanon (2014–2016)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-02-21

Relationships

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,648

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,558

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,755

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions499,698

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,389

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Saeb Salam Close Associate	father	-	-
Lama Salam Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of Parliament	2009-06-20	-
Prime Minister of Lebanon	2014-02-15