Hala Salamé is the daughter of Ghassan Salamé, former Lebanese Minister of Culture and former Special advisor to UN Secretary-general Kofi Annan;[REF] her mother, Mary Boghossian, of Armenian descent, is the sister of diamond dealers Jean and Albert Boghossian [REF].
Léa Salamé studied law at Panthéon-Assas University, Sciences Po Paris[REF] and spent a year at New York University (she was injured in the 9/11 attacks[REF]).