Salam

American  

[sa-lam] / sæˈlæm /

noun

1. Mohammad Abdus 1926–1996, Pakistani theoretical physicist.

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Salam Scientific  

/ sä-läm′ /

1. 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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Lebanon is working towards a "complete Israeli withdrawal" from areas it occupies, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on a visit to a village where Lebanon's army recently deployed.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

RCB's seamers set up the victory as Rasikh Salam Dar stood out with 3-27 in a disciplined attack alongside experienced campaigners Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who both took two wickets each.

From BBC ● 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

Salam assures them that the country of the "Ingliz" would be ruined if its inhabitants had to pay the prices they ask for such goods as they have to sell.

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