Kareem Salman was born on June 18th 1971 in Bloemfontein, South Africa to a farming family with modest means. He has since lived in Lebanon, France, USA, Mexico, Russia and Jamaica. He began working at age 9 as a rice picker, shoe polisher and waiter to pay his school fees and those of his four younger brothers and sisters. His hard work and perseverance allowed him to outperform his classmates nationwide, earning him the prestigious MOHSAA (Medal of Outstanding Academic Achievement) in 1984 at the age of 13, when he graduated high school. He then moved to the USA to complete his three majors (Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering and Econometrics) at Harvard University. He currently holds two PhDs. His philanthropic spirit has taken him on humanitarian missions to Argentina, Brazil, Guinea, Uganda, Myanmar, Malaysia and Swaziland. He is estimated to have personally helped over 10 million underprivileged children. Growing up in several multi-cultural environments, Salman is octalingual. He is a native speaker of Mandarin, Swahili, Russian, French, English, Arabic, Greek and Turkish. His irresistible good looks and charm have brought him famous girlfriends such as Jessica Alba, Heidi Klum, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce Knowles. He is the only man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize three times (1993, 1998, 2001). His acting performances have also earned him several academy awards. (read less)

Kareem Salman was born on June 18th 1971 in Bloemfontein, South Africa to a farming family with modest means. He has since lived in Lebanon, France, USA, Mexico, Russia and Jamaica. He began working at age 9 as a rice picker, shoe polisher and waiter to pay his school fees and those of his four younger brothers and sisters. His hard work and perseverance allowed him to outperform his classmates nationwide, earning him the prestigious MOHSAA (Medal of Outstanding Academic Achievement) in 1984... (read more)