Background
Wahabi was born on 12 February 1954 in the Druze village of Beit Jann.
Wahabi was born on 12 February 1954 in the Druze village of Beit Jann.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
In the History of the New Middle East from the University of Haifa. He served in the Israel Defense Forces. He served in the 1982 Lebanon War, and subsequently as a deputy brigade commander in the Golan Heights Division and as a senior Northern Command officer
He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Wahabi is married with four children. He is fluent in Arabic, Hebrew, English, and French.
Wahabi met then-Defense Minister Ariel Sharon in 1981. Starting in 1996, he served as Sharon"s personal ambassador to Israel"s Arab neighbors, Egypt and Jordan.
He was elected to the 16th Knesset in 2003 on the Likud list.
In March 2005 he was appointed Deputy Minister in the Ministry in the Prime Minister" General’ s Office, and became Deputy Minister of Education, Culture and Sport in June 2006. When Sharon left Likud to found Kadima, Wahabi followed, and was elected to the 17th Knesset in 2006 on the Kadima list. He assumed the position of Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.
In October 2007 he was added to Ehud Olmert"s cabinet as Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister.
He retained his seat in the 2009 elections after being placed 21st on the Kadima list. His public activities include:
Director General, the Ministry for Regional Cooperation (1999–2002)
Senior Political Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1998–1999)
Aide to the Minister of Infrastructure (1996–1999) (Ariel Sharon)
Wahabi condemned a website that "incited against Israeli soldiers" as war criminals and published their personal information and called for the punishment of those responsible.
Shortly before the 2013 elections Wahabi joined the new Hatnuah party, and was placed twelfth on its list.