Famous People with Name Salama

Salama Hijazi            Origin/Culture/Country: Egyptian

Salama Hijazi: Pioneers of the musical theatre in Egypt, which has his Owen music plays theatre carrying his name (Salama Hijazi Theatre), in the first half of the twentieth century.

Salama Moussa            Origin/Culture/Country: Egyptian

Salama Moussa: was a notable Egyptian journalist and reformer in the 1920s. Born in Zagazig to a Coptic Christian family, Moussa was known for his wide interest in science and culture, as well as his firm belief in the human intellect as a guarantor of progress and prosperity. In 1908, he travelled to Europe where he studied literature, philosophy, social and natural sciences. He continued studying these subjects critically throughout his life.

Arturo Pomar Salamanca            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Arturo Pomar Salamanca: a Spanish chess Grandmaster.A child prodigy (he won the championship of the Balearic Islands at the age of 11),[2] and a pupil of Alexander Alekhine, he became quite famous. He drew a game with his teacher at the age of thirteen, becoming the youngest pla

Mauricio Santa María Salamanca            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Mauricio Santa María Salamanca: is a Colombian economist and politician currently serving as Director of the National Planning Department of Colombia. He served as the 3rd Minister of Social Protection during the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón from 2010 until its restructuring amidst a wider Ministerial Reform when the Ministry was divided into separate Health and Labour ministries, being reappointed then as the 1st Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia until 2012 when he was reassigned. An economist from Georgetown University, Santa María has worked as a Consultant and Senior Economist for the World Bank, was Deputy Director of the National Planning Department, and prior to his appointment served as Adjunct Director of the Colombian Foundation of Higher Education and Development (Fedesarrollo).