His mother, Hosnia Tabozoda, who was of Turkish origin, encountered great difficulty providing for her children with her late husband's pension, forcing Salem, the eldest of his two siblings to become the family's main provider.
Seine Mutter, Hosnia Tabozoda, die türkischer Herkunft war, hatte große Schwierigkeiten, ihre Kinder mit der Rente ihres verstorbenen Mannes zu versorgen, was Salem, das älteste seiner beiden Geschwister, zwang, der wichtigste Versorger der Familie zu werden.