Lama Salam
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Lama Salam لمى سلام | |
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| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
| In role 15 February 2014 – 18 December 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Tammam Salam |
| Preceded by | May Mikati |
| Succeeded by | Lara Al Azem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lama Badreddine 1961 (age 64–65) |
| Spouse | Tammam Salam |
| Children | Ghida Al Zein Geha Majid Al Zein |
| Education | Collège Louise Wegmann |
| Alma mater | Université de Rouen |
Lama Badreddine Salam (Arabic: لمى بدر الدين سلام; born 1961) is a Lebanese activist and is married to Tammam Saeb Salam, former Prime Minister of Lebanon. She is an educational counselor and activist for several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Lebanon.
Daughter of Dr. Malek Badreddine and Salwa Diab, she is the eldest of her two brothers and sister. Salam graduated in 1979 from Collège Louise Wegmann, a private high school in Beirut. She holds a BA in Education Science from Université de Rouen in Rouen, France.[citation needed]
Career
She has been a member of the board of trustees of Collège Louise Wegmann, her alma mater, since 1993. Between 1987 and 1993, she worked at Collège Louise Wegmann both as a teacher and as a French language coordinator for elementary classes.[citation needed] In 1991-1992 she was elected president of the association of Collège Louise Wegmann alumni.
Her dedication to contribute to the improvement of the Lebanese society led her to become a founding member of the Board of Himaya[1][2] in 2009. She played a key role in raising funds for Himaya and creating awareness of the issue on numerous occasions.[3][4] She has actively contributed to common projects between the two highly related NGOs Himaya and Arc en Ciel Foundation[5] widening accordingly the efforts to fight against children abuse.
In 2011, she became a member of the Council of the National Heritage Foundation.[6] As a member of the Council of National Heritage Foundation (NGO) for safeguarding national heritage she is responsible for La Boutique (a souvenir shop) at the Museum where all revenues generated by La Boutique are used to fund Beirut National Museum. Salam contributes to the Nocturnal evenings[7][8][9] of the National Museum of Beirut event organized every Christmas season.
Lama Salam is also the chair of Beirut Cultural Festival Association.[citation needed]