Salim Wardeh (Arabic: سليم وردة) (born October 1, 1968, in Zahle, Lebanon) was the Minister of Culture in Lebanon until June 2011, when he was replaced by Gaby Layoun.
Wardeh is a member of the board of directors of Tell Shiha Hospital.
He is the General Manager of Solifed,[6] a family business specializing in making wine that was founded in 1971 but dates back to 1893.
[7][8] He is married to Nidal Hakim and has two children Macy(1996) and Aziz(1998) He underwent a failed kidnapping attempt in 1977.
The kidnappers wanted to ask for ransom from Wardeh's wealthy business family.