Former Labour MP passes away

Former Labour MP Joseph Saliba passed away this morning. Dr Saliba, an MP between 1976 and 1987, was born on September 2, 1926 and was educated at the Lyceum and the University of Malta. He married Maria Pisani in 1952 and they had four children. Dr...

Former Labour MP Joseph Saliba passed away this morning.

Dr Saliba, an MP between 1976 and 1987, was born on September 2, 1926 and was educated at the Lyceum and the University of Malta.

He married Maria Pisani in 1952 and they had four children.

Dr Saliba served as acting resident medical officer at St Luke's Hospital and was lecturer at the Civil Defence School.

For 43 years, he served as president of the Prince of Wales Own Philharmonic Society aof Vittoriosa and honorary president of both band clubs at Zabbar.

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