Salam Fayyad

Palestinian politician, Former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority under President Abbas
Person human Q57741
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Salam Fayyad

Summary

Salam Fayyad is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nablus[2]. He was born on April 12, 1952[3]. He worked as an economist[4] and politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month, #7,191 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Salam Fayyad was born in Nablus[2].
  • Salam Fayyad's place of birth was Deir al-Ghusun[7].
  • Salam Fayyad was born on April 12, 1952[3].
  • Salam Fayyad held citizenship in Palestine[8].
  • Arabic was Salam Fayyad's native language[9].
  • Salam Fayyad's professions included economist[4].
  • Salam Fayyad worked as a politician[5].
  • Salam Fayyad was employed by Yarmouk University[10].
  • Salam Fayyad's education included a stint at American University of Beirut[11].
  • Salam Fayyad's education included a stint at University of Texas at Austin[12].
  • Salam Fayyad's education included a stint at St. Edward's University[13].
  • Salam Fayyad's doctoral advisor was William A. Barnett[14].
  • Salam Fayyad received the Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity[15].
  • Salam Fayyad received the Order of the Star of Honour (Palestine)[16].
  • Salam Fayyad received the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre[17].
  • Salam Fayyad's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[18].
  • Salam Fayyad is recorded as male[19].
  • Salam Fayyad's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Salam Fayyad's ancestral home is recorded as Deir al-Ghusun[21].
  • Salam Fayyad was affiliated with the Third Way[22].
  • Salam Fayyad's Commons category is recorded as Salam Fayyad[23].
  • Salam Fayyad earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[24].
  • Salam Fayyad's family name is recorded as Fayyad[25].
  • Salam Fayyad's given name is recorded as Salam[26].
  • Salam Fayyad's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Nablus[2], a city[28], in Byzantine Empire[29] and Deir al-Ghusun[7], a town[30], in Palestine[31]. Salam Fayyad was born on April 12, 1952[3]. Arabic was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at American University of Beirut[11], a private university[32], in Lebanon[33], founded in 1866[34]; University of Texas at Austin[12], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1883[37], headquartered in Austin[38]; and St. Edward's University[13], a university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1873[41]. Salam Fayyad's doctoral advisor was William A. Barnett[14]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[4] and politician[5]. Salam Fayyad was employed by Yarmouk University[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity[15]; Order of the Star of Honour (Palestine)[16], an order[42], in Palestine[43]; and Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre[17], a community[44], in Vatican City[45], founded in 1868[46], headquartered in Palazzo Della Rovere[47].

Personal Life

Salam Fayyad's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[18]. He was affiliated with the Third Way[22].

Why It Matters

Salam Fayyad ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month, #7,191 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Salam Fayyad born?

Salam Fayyad was born in Nablus[2].

What did Salam Fayyad do for work?

Salam Fayyad worked as economist[4] and politician[5].

Where did Salam Fayyad go to school?

Salam Fayyad was educated at American University of Beirut[11], University of Texas at Austin[12], and St. Edward's University[13].

What awards did Salam Fayyad receive?

Honors received include Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity[15], Order of the Star of Honour (Palestine)[16], and Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Palestinian National Register of Citizens. europarl.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Palestinian National Register of Citizens. tempsreel.nouvelobs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Davos 2013 Participant List. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Salam Fayyad. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/salam-fayyad
MLA “Salam Fayyad.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/salam-fayyad.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_salam-fayyad_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Salam Fayyad}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/salam-fayyad}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Salam Fayyad — https://4ort.xyz/entity/salam-fayyad (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/salam-fayyad · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Salam
    Instance of
    Educated at American University of Beirut, University of Texas at Austin, St. Edward's University
    Member of political party Third Way
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ru, uk, pl, sv, da, fi, lt, lv, cs, sk, hu, bg, el, az, hy, ka, hr, bs, sr, mk, mt, is, cy, an, oc, br, fy, lb, sco */ Add multilingual descriptions (29 langu"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.