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{{about|the Lebanese academic|the Catholic bishop|Salim Sayegh (Catholic bishop)}}
{{Short description|Lebanese politician and academic}}
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| image               = Political Assembly, 14-15 November 2016 Salim Sayegh.jpg
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| office              = Minister of Social Affairs
| primeminister       = [[Saad Hariri]]
| predecessor         = [[Mario Aoun]]
| successor           = [[Wael Abou Faour]]
| term_start          = 9 November 2009
| term_end            = 13 June 2011
| office1             = Lebanese Parliament
| term1               = 17 May 2022 - Incumbent
| constituency1       = [[Mount Lebanon I]]
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| party               = [[Kataeb Party]]
| residence           = 
| alma_mater          = {{ubl|[[Lebanese American University]]|[[University of Paris]]}}
| spouse              = 
| nationality         = [[Lebanese nationality law|Lebanese]]
| children            = 
| caption             = Sayegh in 2016
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'''Salim Sayegh''' is a Lebanese academic and politician who served as minister of social affairs from 2009 to 2011. He has been serving as a member of the Lebanese Parliament since 2022. 

==Early life and education==
Sayegh was born into a Maronite family. He graduated from [[Lebanese American University]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alumni Awards 2010|url=http://alumni.lau.edu.lb/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=665|access-date=23 March 2013|newspaper=Lebanese American University|year=2010}}</ref> He received a master's degree in international relations and diplomacy in 1989.<ref name=fikr11/> He also holds a PhD in law from [[University of Paris|the University of Paris]] in 1992.<ref name=wleaks10nov>{{cite news|title=New Lebanese Cabinet Announced
|url=http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=09BEIRUT1214&version=1314919461|access-date=23 March 2013|work=Wikileaks|date=10 November 2009|archive-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228151032/http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=09BEIRUT1214&version=1314919461|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
Sayegh worked as professor at [[University of Paris-Sud|the University of South Paris]] from 1993 to 2009 and also, served as the director of university's conflict resolution center during the same period.<ref name=wleaks10nov/> He is a member of [[Kataeb Party|the Kataeb party]] and was elected as second vice president in February 2008 when [[Amine Gemayel]] became the president of the party.<ref name=tds14feb>{{cite news
|title=Gemayel appointed president of Phalange Party|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Gemayel+appointed+president+of+Phalange+Party.-a0217258495
|access-date=23 March 2013|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=14 February 2008}}</ref>  He has also been a member of the party's political bureau and head of the foreign affairs committee in the party since 2008,<ref name=fikr11>{{cite web|title=HE Dr. Selim El Sayegh
|url=http://fikrconferences.org/en/he-dr-selim-el-sayegh|work=Fikr Conferences (2011)|access-date=17 September 2013}}</ref>

Sayegh was appointed minister of social affairs in [[Lebanese government of November 2009|the cabinet]] led by Prime Minister [[Saad Hariri]] on 9 November 2009.<ref name=aljaz9nov>{{cite news|title=Lebanon's unity government|date=9 November 2009|work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]
|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2009/11/2009119194612926893.html|access-date=23 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lebanon's national-unity cabinet formed|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/nownews/lebanons_national-unity_cabinet_formed|access-date=23 March 2013|work=[[NOW News|Now Lebanon]]|date=9 November 2009|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001073854/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/nownews/lebanons_national-unity_cabinet_formed|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sayegh resigned from his party post following his appointment as minister.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Sayegh's resignation clarified by the Phalange party|url=http://www.yalibnan.com/2010/11/13/sayeghs-resignation-clarified-by-the-phalange-party/|access-date=17 September 2013|work=[[Ya Libnan]]|date=13 November 2010}}</ref> He was among the members of the committee that was charged with drafting the government program.<ref>{{cite news|title=New cabinet convenes, but avoids talk of disarming Hezbollah|work=[[France 24]]
|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20091110-lebanon-cabinet-meeting-hariri-saad-hezbollah-disarming-security-resolution|access-date=23 March 2013
|date=10 November 2009|agency=AFP}}</ref> Sayegh's tenure lasted until June 2011, and he was replaced by [[Wael Abou Faour]] as minister.<ref>{{cite news|title=New justice minister says he will not engage in vengeful behavior|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Jun-21/New-justice-minister-says-he-will-not-engage-in-vengeful-behavior.ashx#axzz2ODDb0hpR|access-date=23 March 2013|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Lebanon)|The Daily Star]]|date=21 June 2011|location=Beirut}}</ref>

In addition, he is a member of [[World Bank]] board for social politics in [[MENA region|the MENA region]].<ref name=fikr11/>

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