Salim Saadeh ( ar, سليم "عبدالله" سعادة; born November 25, 1949) is a politician. He served for third term as a representative for the

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from

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) in the Lebanese parliament 2018-2022, respectively in

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and

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general elections. He is a prominent member of the

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Early life and education

Saadeh was born in

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), in November 25, 1949, to a

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, yet very

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family. His father, Abdallah Saadeh, was a prominent general physician and general surgeon throughout Lebanon and the Middle East. Until the early 1950s, he travelled back and forth to

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to carry out some of his tasks such as running one of the main hospitals in the Kingdom as well as providing medical care to the late Saudi King Abdulaziz "Ibn Saud". His mother, May Saadeh, was also a renowned physician and the first female obstetrician and gynecologist in

. Saadeh spent his childhood between the city of

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, where he attended Tripoli Evangelical School and his hometown

Career in the private sector

After graduating from the

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, Saadeh joined the Lebanese cargo airline company TMA in 1974 as Director of the Planning Department. He left the company in 1976 in order to pursue his master's degree at

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in the

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. Following his postgraduate studies, Saadeh joined Midmac Group - one of the largest contracting companies in the Middle East - in 1979. He was appointed as Director of Operations, a position he held until he was nominated as a

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for the first time 1991.

Political career

In 1992, Saadeh was elected Member of the Lebanese Parliament for the

seat in Koura. He was not reelected for the seat in the 1996 elections. Saade was elected a second time in the 2000 elections and served until 2005. On 11 February 2020, protesters during the Lebanese protests hurled stones at Saadeh's car when he was heading to a Parliament session. However, he was injured in the head, yet he went to attend the session after being hospitalized. In 2022, Saadeh lost the elections.

Personal life

Saadeh married Norma Diab in 1982.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saadeh, Salim 1949 births Living people Greek Orthodox Christians from Lebanon Eastern Orthodox Christians from Lebanon Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon politicians Members of the Parliament of Lebanon People from Koura District American University of Beirut alumni Washington University in St. Louis alumni