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| image = Wiam Wahhab, Tawhid Arabi - May 27, 2019.jpg
{{BLP sources|date=March 2017}}
| office = [[Arab Unification Party (Lebanon)|Leader of the Arab Unification Party]]
{{Cleanup rewrite|date=April 2021}}
| term_start = 26 May 2006
| predecessor = ''Party established''
| office1 = [[Ministry of Environment (Lebanon)|Minister of Environment]]
| president1 =
| primeminister1 = [[Omar Karami]]
| term_start1 = 26 October 2004
| term_end1 = 19 April 2005
| predecessor1 = [[Farès Boueiz]]
| successor1 = [[Tarek Mitri]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|10|11}}
| birth_place = [[Jahliyeh]], [[Lebanon]]
| party = [[Arab Unification Party (Lebanon)|Arab Unification Party]]
| nationality = [[Lebanese nationality law|Lebanese]]
| caption = Wahhab in 2019
| children = [[Rida Wahab]]
}}
}}
'''Wiam Maher Najib Wahhab''' ({{lang-ar|وئام وهاب}}; born 11 October 1964) is a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[Lebanese Druze|Druze]] politician and journalist from [[Jahlieh]], [[Chouf District]], and the founder of the [[Arab Unification Party (Lebanon)|Arab Unification Party].
'''Wiam Maher Najib Wahhab''' ({{lang-ar|وئام وهاب}}; born on 11 October 1964) is a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]]
[[Lebanese Druze|Druze]] politician and journalist from [[Jahlieh]], [[Chouf District]], and the founder of the [[Arab Unification Party (Lebanon)|Arab Unification Party]].


==Biography==
==Biography==

He ran for parliamentary elections in [[1996 Lebanese general election|1996]] and won 12,000 votes but lost the elections.
He ran for parliamentary elections in [[1996 Lebanese general election|1996]] and won 12,000 votes but lost the elections.


He heads the [[Arab Unification Party (Lebanon)|Arab Unification Party]] that he founded on 26 May 2006,<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 15, 2011|title=THE DAILY STAR :: News :: Local News :: Beirutis voice mixed reactions over French niqab ban|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415003536/http://www.dailystar.com.lb:80/Apr/12/Beirutis-voice-mixed-reactions-over-French-niqab-ban.ashx|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> and whose principles are based on cross-border: [[secularism]], sects, doctrines and narrow fanaticism, and his rejection of all forms of injustice, exploitation, feudalism, deprivation and sanctification of public freedoms and human rights.
He heads the [[Arab Unification Party (Lebanon)|Arab Unification Party]] that he founded on 26 May 2006,<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 15, 2011|title=THE DAILY STAR :: News :: Local News :: Beirutis voice mixed reactions over French niqab ban|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb:80/Apr/12/Beirutis-voice-mixed-reactions-over-French-niqab-ban.ashx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415003536/http://www.dailystar.com.lb:80/Apr/12/Beirutis-voice-mixed-reactions-over-French-niqab-ban.ashx|archive-date=2011-04-15}}</ref> and whose principles are based on cross-border: [[secularism]], sects, doctrines and narrow fanaticism, and his rejection of all forms of injustice, exploitation, feudalism, deprivation and sanctification of public freedoms and human rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arabic.tawhidarabi.org/%d9%85%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a6-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%b2%d8%a8/|title=مبادئ الحزب}}</ref>


Wahhab was the target of assassination attempts in the [[Hasbaya District]] in 2006 and in the town of Kfar Him, [[Chouf District]] in 2008 for rejecting the feudal reality in the Druze community.<ref>{{cite web|date=2012|title=Wahhab Reveals Details of His Assassination Attempt|url=https://www.english.alahednews.com.lb/20563/385|website=alahednews.com}}</ref>
Wahhab was the target of assassination attempts in the [[Hasbaya District]] in 2006 and in the town of Kfar Him, [[Chouf District]] in 2008 for rejecting the feudal reality in the Druze community.<ref>{{cite web|date=2012|title=Wahhab Reveals Details of His Assassination Attempt|url=https://www.english.alahednews.com.lb/20563/385|website=alahednews.com}}</ref>


Wahhab was in the [[2018 Lebanese general election|2018 parliamentary elections]] against the [[March 8 Alliance|March 8]] and [[March 14 Alliance|March 14]] alliances, and the slogan of his battle was the war on corruption, and the list that led by a number of independent candidates for March 8 and 14.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} He received 13,000 votes and defeated candidate [[Marwan Hamadeh]] by [[Preferential voting|preferential votes]], with 7,391 votes against 7,266<ref>{{cite web|date=7 March 2018|title=Lebanon: Shouf-Aley District to Turn into Electoral Battleground|url=https://english.aawsat.com//home/article/1196916/lebanon-shouf-aley-district-turn-electoral-battleground|website=aawsat.com}}</ref> but lost the elections.
Wahhab was in the [[2018 Lebanese general election|2018 parliamentary elections]] against the [[March 8 Alliance|March 8]] and [[March 14 Alliance|March 14]] alliances, and the slogan of his battle was the war on corruption, and the list that led by a number of independent candidates for March 8 and 14. He received 13,000 votes and defeated candidate [[Marwan Hamadeh]] by [[Preferential voting|preferential votes]], with 7,391 votes against 7,266 yet still lost the elections since his list failed to reach the required electoral quotient.
In the [[2022 Lebanese general election|2022 parliamentary elections]] Wahhab formed an electoral alliance with [[Free Patriotic Movement|FPM]] and [[Talal Arslan]] yet lost the elections once again.<ref>{{cite web|date=7 March 2018|title=Lebanon: Shouf-Aley District to Turn into Electoral Battleground|url=https://english.aawsat.com//home/article/1196916/lebanon-shouf-aley-district-turn-electoral-battleground|website=aawsat.com}}</ref>


==Controversy==
==Controversy==
During a television interview, Wahhab made disparaging comments about the [[Niqab]] which Saudi women wear. Sunni Muslim groups protested. Wahhab apologized to Saudi women for the niqab remarks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319092202/http://www.alarabiya.net:80/articles/2011/03/16/141770.html|title=Lebanon ex-MP apologizes for anti-Saudi slurs|date=March 19, 2011|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
During a television interview, Wahhab made disparaging comments about the [[Niqab]] which Saudi women wear. Sunni Muslim groups protested. Wahhab apologized to Saudi women for the niqab remarks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alarabiya.net:80/articles/2011/03/16/141770.html|title=Lebanon ex-MP apologizes for anti-Saudi slurs|date=March 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319092202/http://www.alarabiya.net:80/articles/2011/03/16/141770.html|archive-date=2011-03-19}}</ref>


Wahhab commented on [[Turkey]]'s warnings to [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]] during the [[Syrian Civil War|2011 uprising]] by claiming that Syria and [[Bashar al-Assad]] were prepared to launch 100,000 rockets at Turkey if it tried to invade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=313741 |title=Wahhab slams Mikati, praises Rai’s positions |website=Nowlebanon.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/Dunya/2011/10/06/lubnanli-bakan-esatin-turkiye-planini-anlatti |title=Lübnanlı bakan Esat'ın Türkiye planını anlattı - Dünya Haberleri |website=Sabah.com.tr |date=2011-10-06 |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref>
Wahhab commented on [[Turkey]]'s warnings to [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]] during the [[Syrian Civil War|2011 uprising]] by claiming that Syria and [[Bashar al-Assad]] were prepared to launch 100,000 rockets at Turkey if it tried to invade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=313741 |title=Wahhab slams Mikati, praises Rai's positions |website=Nowlebanon.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/Dunya/2011/10/06/lubnanli-bakan-esatin-turkiye-planini-anlatti |title=Lübnanlı bakan Esat'ın Türkiye planını anlattı - Dünya Haberleri |website=Sabah.com.tr |date=2011-10-06 |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref>


The US has placed financial sanctions on Wahhab.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=1758|title=sanctions list search|website=Office of Foreign Assets Control}}</ref>
The US has placed financial sanctions on Wahhab.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=1758|title=sanctions list search|website=Office of Foreign Assets Control}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
==Personal life==
Wahhab's daughter, [[Reeda Wahhab|Reeda]], is a [[Lebanon women's national football team|Lebanon]] international [[Association football|footballer]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ابنة وئام وهاب قائدة منتخب لبنان للشابات دون 18 عاماً (صور)|url=https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/sports-lebanon/493540/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A6%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-18-%D8%B9%D8%A7/ar|access-date=2021-04-09|website=LBCI Lebanon|language=ar}}</ref>
Wahhab's daughter, [[Rida Wahab|Rida]], played for the [[Lebanon women's national football team|Lebanon national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ابنة وئام وهاب قائدة منتخب لبنان للشابات دون 18 عاماً (صور)|url=https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/sports-lebanon/493540/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A6%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-18-%D8%B9%D8%A7/ar|access-date=2021-04-09|website=LBCI Lebanon|language=ar}}</ref>


==References==
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*[https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1196916/lebanon-shouf-aley-district-turn-electoral-battleground Lebanon: Shouf-Aley District to Turn into Electoral Battleground]


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Latest revision as of 17:27, 26 April 2024

Wiam Wahhab
Wahhab in 2019
Leader of the Arab Unification Party
Assumed office
26 May 2006
Preceded byParty established
Minister of Environment
In office
26 October 2004 – 19 April 2005
Prime MinisterOmar Karami
Preceded byFarès Boueiz
Succeeded byTarek Mitri
Personal details
Born (1964-10-11) 11 October 1964 (age 59)
Jahliyeh, Lebanon
Political partyArab Unification Party
ChildrenRida Wahab

Wiam Maher Najib Wahhab (Arabic: وئام وهاب; born on 11 October 1964) is a Lebanese Druze politician and journalist from Jahlieh, Chouf District, and the founder of the Arab Unification Party.

Biography[edit]

He ran for parliamentary elections in 1996 and won 12,000 votes but lost the elections.

He heads the Arab Unification Party that he founded on 26 May 2006,[1] and whose principles are based on cross-border: secularism, sects, doctrines and narrow fanaticism, and his rejection of all forms of injustice, exploitation, feudalism, deprivation and sanctification of public freedoms and human rights.[2]

Wahhab was the target of assassination attempts in the Hasbaya District in 2006 and in the town of Kfar Him, Chouf District in 2008 for rejecting the feudal reality in the Druze community.[3]

Wahhab was in the 2018 parliamentary elections against the March 8 and March 14 alliances, and the slogan of his battle was the war on corruption, and the list that led by a number of independent candidates for March 8 and 14. He received 13,000 votes and defeated candidate Marwan Hamadeh by preferential votes, with 7,391 votes against 7,266 yet still lost the elections since his list failed to reach the required electoral quotient.

In the 2022 parliamentary elections Wahhab formed an electoral alliance with FPM and Talal Arslan yet lost the elections once again.[4]

Controversy[edit]

During a television interview, Wahhab made disparaging comments about the Niqab which Saudi women wear. Sunni Muslim groups protested. Wahhab apologized to Saudi women for the niqab remarks.[5]

Wahhab commented on Turkey's warnings to Syria during the 2011 uprising by claiming that Syria and Bashar al-Assad were prepared to launch 100,000 rockets at Turkey if it tried to invade.[6][7]

The US has placed financial sanctions on Wahhab.[8]

Personal life[edit]

Wahhab's daughter, Rida, played for the Lebanon national football team.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "THE DAILY STAR :: News :: Local News :: Beirutis voice mixed reactions over French niqab ban". April 15, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15.
  2. ^ "مبادئ الحزب".
  3. ^ "Wahhab Reveals Details of His Assassination Attempt". alahednews.com. 2012.
  4. ^ "Lebanon: Shouf-Aley District to Turn into Electoral Battleground". aawsat.com. 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Lebanon ex-MP apologizes for anti-Saudi slurs". March 19, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-19.
  6. ^ "Wahhab slams Mikati, praises Rai's positions". Nowlebanon.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  7. ^ "Lübnanlı bakan Esat'ın Türkiye planını anlattı - Dünya Haberleri". Sabah.com.tr. 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  8. ^ "sanctions list search". Office of Foreign Assets Control.
  9. ^ "ابنة وئام وهاب قائدة منتخب لبنان للشابات دون 18 عاماً (صور)". LBCI Lebanon (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-04-09.

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