[3] He had two sisters and a brother, Issam Karam[1] (died March 2020), who was the head of Beirut Bar Association.
[1] During his studies at the university Karam worked for different Lebanese newspapers and magazines.
[2] In 1961 Karam was elected as the head of the Lebanese Journalists Union[2] which he held until his death in 2010.
[6] Karam was the owner of the publishing house, Dar Alf Leila Wa Leila, which produced several publications,[7] including Arabic weekly magazine Al Hawadeth, Al Bayrak daily newspaper, La Revue du Liban magazine and Monday Morning magazine.
[2] Karam was the author of the following books: The Storm, A Thousand and One Nights and The Secrets.