Nawaf Salam

Nawaf Salam
نواف سلام
Prime Minister-designate of Lebanon
Assuming office TBD
President	Joseph Aoun
Succeeding	Najib Mikati
President of the International Court of Justice
In office 6 February 2024 – 14 January 2025
Vice President	Julia Sebutinde
Preceded by	Joan Donoghue
Succeeded by	Julia Sebutinde (acting)
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office 6 February 2018 – 14 January 2025
Preceded by	Christopher Greenwood
Succeeded by	Vacant
Other positions held Ambassador of Lebanon to the United Nations In office 13 July 2007 – 15 December 2017 Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly In office 1 September 2012 – 31 August 2013 President of the United Nations Security Council In office 1 September 2011 – 30 September 2011 In office 1 May 2010 – 31 May 2010
Personal details
Born	Nawaf Abdallah Salim Salam (1953-12-15) 15 December 1953 Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality	Lebanese
Spouse(s)	Sahar Baassiri
Children	2
Relatives	Salim Ali Salam (grandfather) Saeb Salam (uncle) Tammam Salam (cousin)
Education	Harvard University (LL.M.) Sciences Po (Ph.D., Political Science) Sorbonne University (Ph.D., History) School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Occupation	International Judge • Diplomat • Academic
Website	Official Twitter

Nawaf Abdallah Salim Salam (born 15 December 1953) is a Lebanese politician, lawyer and academic. He has been the prime minister-designate of Lebanon since 2025. Before, he was the President of the International Court of Justice from 2024 to 2025.