...Governor of Lebanon'scentral bank, Banque du Liban since April 1993. Salameh was appointed Governor by decree, approved by the Council of Ministers for a renewable term of six years. He was reappointed for four consecutive terms; in 1999, 2005, 2011 and 2017. Salameh chairs the Banque du Liban Central Council, the Higher Banking Commission, the AML/CFT Special Investigation Commission and the Capital Markets Authority. Salameh is a member of the board of governors at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and at the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF). Salameh is the longest-serving central bank governor in the world....will make a shellshock monetary-judicial revelation in the next few days that will change the course of the legal disputes, LBCI television reported.
A judicial front man in Luxembourg meanwhile said that judicial authorities these have launched a "criminal lawsuit" related to Salameh and his companies and assets. A front man for Salameh for his part said that the governor has not been notified of any lawsuit against him in Luxembourg, declining to give further comments.
At least two investigations into Salameh’s activities are meanwhile underway in Switzerland
...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell...
and La Belle France.
The governor has denied committing any violations in connection with the two probes.