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Nawaf Salam

Diplomat · Judge · Politician

Nawaf 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	Naváf Salám · Nawaf Salam · Nevvaf Selam · Ναουάφ Σαλάμ · Наваф Салам · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	Nauwāf Sallām · Nawaf A. Salam · Nawwāf Salām · Салам, Наваф				[sources]
Weak alias	ナワフ・ソルモン · 纳瓦夫·萨拉姆				[sources]
Birth date	1953-12-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Beirut				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Lebanon				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Nawaf				[sources]
Last name	Salam				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q638463				[sources]
Position	Judge of the International Court of Justice (2018-) · Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations (2007-2017) · President of the International Court of Justice (2024-) · Prime Minister · Prime Minister of Lebanon (2025-)				[sources]
Education	Harvard Law School · International College, Beirut · Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV · Sciences Po · doctorate in France (1992)				[sources]
Religion	Sunni Islam				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-26	First seen	2025-01-14

Descriptions

Lebanese Prime Minister

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-01-26

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sahar Baassiri Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Prime Minister of Lebanon	2025-02-08	-

Data sources

US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government873

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,199

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders10,958

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United States · CIA

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Wikidata326,240

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: unprot-af0a3d8d5a8efe7bfd6143e1ee29bb4ba7c83a97 · us-cia-lebanon-nawaf-salam-prime-minister · unprot-8f09460a6bb767ba8cdc2ec1ccd5096944a16f8e · unprot-526a724b22004a519c720345ba43abc16178e6e8

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