Jihad Salameh

Secretary General

Date of Birth

21/08/1966

Marital Status

Married to May Chahine. Father of Ghiwa, Nay, Lana and Aya.

Academic Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Sports Management.
• Master’s degree in Sports Management in partnership between the International Olympic Committee and the University of Poitiers – France in the last stages.

Career

• Director of Sports at the Mont La Salle School: 1987- 2021.
• President of the Mont La Salle Club from April 10th 2013 to date.
• Olympic international Lecturer in Sports administration.
• Advisor to the President of the Lebanese Basketball Federation from October 17th 1996 until October 31st 1999.
• International Olympic lecturer in Sports administration.
• Elected president of the Lebanese Fencing Federation on December 18th 2020 for a term extended until December 2024.
• Professor of Sports Administration at Saint Joseph University, Beirut, 2011-2012.
• Professor of Sports Law at the Faculty of Education and Sports at the Antonine University – Baabda for the academic year 2021-2022.

Political Engagements

• General Coordinator of the Sports Committee in FPM from 2008 to date.
• Former General Coordinator of the Youth Sector in FPM.
• Secretary of FPM by virtue of a decision issued on October 31st 2021.
• Advisor to His Excellency the President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, for Youth and Sports Affairs, on February 9th 2021.

Worth Mentioning

• Recipient of the Arab Basketball Federation shield in 1998-1999.
• Recipient of the Gold Medal of the Lebanese Basketball Federation in 1998.
• Received a shield of appreciation from the president of the Mont La Salle club, the president of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, Mr. Antoine Chartier in 2002.