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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon (1998–2000); Member of the Parliament of Lebanon (1996–2000); Member of the Parliament of Lebanon (1992–1996); Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon (1989–1990)."},{"q":"Where did Salim Al-Huss study?","a":"Salim Al-Huss was educated at American University of Beirut, International College, Beirut, Indiana University."}],"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":"Alfred Naqqache","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alfred-naqqache"},{"name":"Camille Chamoun","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/camille-chamoun"},{"name":"Bechara El Khoury","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/bechara-el-khoury"},{"name":"Takieddin el-Solh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/takieddin-el-solh"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/salim-al-huss-58292019b5.jpg","width":500,"height":750,"license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","credit":"Réseau Voltaire","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salim_el-Hoss_Axis_for_Peace_2005-11-17.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Salim Al-Huss","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salim_Al-Huss","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q2094707","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2094707","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Salim el-Hoss Axis for Peace 2005-11-17.jpg by Réseau Voltaire (CC BY-SA 3.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salim_el-Hoss_Axis_for_Peace_2005-11-17.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Salim Al-Huss, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Salim el-Hoss Axis for Peace 2005-11-17.jpg — Réseau Voltaire, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Salim Al-Huss\". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/salim-al-huss. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-12T02:52:26Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/salim-al-huss","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/salim-al-huss","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/salim-al-huss?lang=ne"}}