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Riad Salameh

former Governor of the central bank of Lebanon
Person human Q3362882

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
July 17, 1950
Place of birth
Antelias
Country of citizenship
Lebanon[7]
Occupation
banker, political economist, financier, bank manager
Position held
Governor of the Banque du Liban
Educated at
Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour, American University of Beirut[9][10]
Award received
Officer of the Legion of Honour, The honorary doctor of Lebanese University[11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic, French, English[18][19][20]
Family name
Salamé, Salamé[14]
Given name
Riad, Riyad[15][16]
Name in native language
رياض سلامة[21]
Native language
Arabic[8]
Participant in
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Riad T. Salamé en Riad Salamé en Riad Salameh en Riad Toufic Salameh ar رياض سلامة cs Rijád Taufík Saláme de Riad Salameh de Riad Toufic Salameh fa ریاض سلامه fr Riad Toufic Salamé fr رياض توفيق سلامة he ריאד סלאמה pt Riad Toufic Salameh ru Риад Саламе ru Саламе, Риад zh 里亚德·萨拉玛
🔖 Identifiers · 9
VIAF cluster ID
510168657962319520004
GND ID
1292048158
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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France 24 topic ID (French)
riad-salamé
Freebase ID
/m/06w5dm6
JRC Names ID
142872
OpenSanctions ID
Riad Salameh
Prabook ID
306633
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
516916

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Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, French, Arabic
Occupation 3
banker, financier, political economist
Award received 2
Officer of the Legion of Honour, The honorary doctor of Lebanese University
Country of citizenship 1
Lebanon
Educated at 1
American University of Beirut
Instance of 1
human
Native language 1
Arabic
OpenSanctions ID 1
Riad Salameh
Place of birth 1
Antelias
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Riad Salameh was born on July 17, 1950[1], in Antelias[2]. He has worked as a banker[3], political economist[4], financier[5], and bank manager[6].

FAQs

Where was Riad Salameh born?

Riad Salameh was born in Antelias[2].

What did Riad Salameh do for work?

Riad Salameh worked as a banker[3], political economist[4], financier[5], and bank manager[6].

Where did Riad Salameh go to school?

Riad Salameh was educated at Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour[9] and American University of Beirut[10].

What awards did Riad Salameh receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[11] and The honorary doctor of Lebanese University[12].

Related Entities

Lebanon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014
    Given name → Riad, Riyad
    Family name → Salamé, Salamé
    Country of citizenship → Lebanon
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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