Salam

American

[sa-lam] / sæˈlæm /

noun

Mohammad Abdus 1926–1996, Pakistani theoretical physicist.

Salam Scientific

/ sä-läm′ /

Pakistani theoretical physicist who helped the develop the theory of the electroweak force, explaining the relationship between two of the four fundamental forces of nature, the electromagnetic force and the weak force. For this work he shared with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg the 1979 Nobel Prize for physics.

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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed Iran's leaders in frank terms during a press conference, saying: "Have mercy on our south, stop treating it and its people as merely a bargaining chip."

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

Salam said the outcome of the negotiations was "not guaranteed", but called them "the least costly path for our country and our people".

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

Salam was going through "tough personal life stuff" at the time, but didn't feel he could bring it up because it "would just bring the mood down".

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

It also earned 28-year-old Salam a place on the Observer's list of the best debut novelists of 2026, with the paper saying "his raucous, wildly inventive prose is bound for a much bigger audience".

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Salam, the untutored man from the far Riff country, felt the spell of the silent morning hour.

From Morocco by Forrest, A. S. (Archibald Stevenson)

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