{"id":"nawaf-salam","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nawaf-salam","language":"en","name":"Nawaf Salam","name_en":"Nawaf Salam","name_ne":null,"description":"Lebanese Prime Minister","headline":"Lebanese Prime Minister","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Nawaf Abdallah Salim Salam is a Lebanese politician, diplomat, jurist, and academic who has been serving as the 53rd prime minister of Lebanon since 8 February 2025. Salam previously sat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a nine-year term beginning in 2018, and additionally served as Lebanon's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in New York from 2007 to 2017, during which time he held the positions of president of the Security Council and vice president of the General Assembly. In 2024, he was elected the 27th president of the ICJ, becoming the second Arab and the first Lebanese judge to hold the office. He resigned from the court after the parliament of Lebanon nominated him as prime minister.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"15 December 1953","date":"1953-12-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638463#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Beirut","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3820"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638463#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Lebanon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q822"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638463#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"judge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16533"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638463#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Harvard Law School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49122"},{"text":"Paris Institute of Political Studies","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q859363"},{"text":"Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546118"},{"text":"International College, Beirut","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17005797"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638463#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Sahar Baassiri","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16979823"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638463#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Prime Minister of Lebanon (since 8 February 2025 · BS 25 Magh 2081 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14915225","start":"2025-02-08"},{"text":"President of the International Court of Justice (2024–2025)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19926443","start":"2024-02-06","end":"2025"},{"text":"Judge of the International Court of Justice (since 6 February 2018)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30771010","start":"2018-02-06"},{"text":"Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations (13 July 2007 – 15 December 2017)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101094609","start":"2007-07-13","end":"2017-12-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638463#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawaf_Salam","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638463"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Nawaf Salam born?","a":"Nawaf Salam was born on 15 December 1953 in Beirut."},{"q":"What positions has Nawaf Salam held?","a":"Positions held by Nawaf Salam include: Prime Minister of Lebanon (since 8 February 2025); President of the International Court of Justice (2024–2025); Judge of the International Court of Justice (since 6 February 2018); Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations (2007–2017)."},{"q":"Where did Nawaf Salam study?","a":"Nawaf Salam was educated at Harvard Law School, Paris Institute of Political Studies, Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV, International College, Beirut."}],"related":[{"name":"Michel Aoun","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/michel-aoun"},{"name":"Rafic Hariri","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/rafic-hariri"},{"name":"Saad Hariri","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/saad-hariri"},{"name":"Najib Mikati","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/najib-mikati"},{"name":"Hassan Diab","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hassan-diab"},{"name":"Fouad Siniora","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/fouad-siniora"},{"name":"Jules Basdevant","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jules-basdevant"},{"name":"José Luis Bustamante y Rivero","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-luis-bustamante-y-rivero"},{"name":"Awn Al-Khasawneh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/awn-al-khasawneh"},{"name":"Ricardo J. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Nawaf Salam.jpg — ALGÉRIE PRESSE SERVICE, CC BY 3.0.","cite":"\"Nawaf Salam\". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/nawaf-salam. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-12T02:52:26Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/nawaf-salam","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/nawaf-salam","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/nawaf-salam?lang=ne"}}