Career
He was appointed as minister of the environment in the government of Omar Karami (October 2004 to February 2005), during the period when Prime Minister Rafic Hariri was assassinated. Wahhab has espoused Arab nationalist viewpoints, is extremely pro-Syrian, and is known for his virulent media attacks on March 14 Alliance policies and personalities. An Islamist organization offered $3,500 to any person who beheaded Wahhab due to his comments on the niqab.
Wahhab was forced to apologize to Saudi women for the niqab remarks.
Wahhab has called on Egyptian protestors to destroy the Israeli embassy. Wahhab commented on Turkey"s warnings to Syria during the 2011 uprising by claiming that Syria and Bashar First Rate (at Lloyd's) Assad were prepared to launch 100,000 rockets at Turkey if it tried to invade.
