Kheireddine Abdul Wahab - Legacy

Legacy

Khereddine Abdul Wahab was a shipping pioneer in Lebanon, but was also a visionary. His son Afif Abdul Wahab, went on to open up the first hospital in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, his daughter Fadwa was one of the first female graduates of the American University of Beirut and became the president of the Lebanese Red Cross and his elder son Abdul Ghani, who took over his business, the Kheireddine Abdul Wahab & Sons, was a founding member of the North Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, to which he served on the board for 25 years, as well as serving as mayor of El Mina. His grandsons continued a string of achievements. Ramzi opened the first exhaust pipe industry in Saudi Arabia, Rida was one of the board members to plan the new Tripoli harbor expansion plan in 2004, which – as of late 2008 – is in the process of being implemented and Mounes Abdul Wahab, author and civil rights activist, pioneered the disabled rights movement in North Lebanon.