Tammam Salam
In 1978, he joined the Makassed foundation, a non-profit charity organization in Beirut as a board member. He became the president of the foundation in 1982. The leadership of the foundation was passed through generations in the Salam family. Tammam Salam resigned as president of the Foundation in September 2000. He is currently the honorary president of the Foundation. Later, he also became the head of the Saeb Salam Foundation for culture and higher education.