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Nawaf Salam
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Nawaf Salam

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Presiding over the International Court of Justice before entering Lebanon’s premiership.

Electoral reform · ICJ leadership

Born
15 December 1953
Birthplace
Beirut

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Nawaf Salam

Nawaf Salam is a Lebanese jurist, diplomat and academic who became prime minister in 2025.

Early life

Education

Earned a history doctorate at the Sorbonne, a Harvard law master’s degree and a political science doctorate at Sciences Po.

Career

  1. 2007–2017

    United Nations

    Served as Lebanon’s permanent representative.

  2. 2018

    World Court

    Became an ICJ judge.

  3. 2024

    Court presidency

    Was elected president of the ICJ.

  4. 2025

    Lebanon

    Left the court and became prime minister.

Selected work

Electoral reform

Served as secretary-general of Lebanon’s national reform commission.

ICJ leadership

Led the court during 2024 and early 2025.

Beyond work

Family

Married journalist and diplomat Sahar Baassiri and has two sons.

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