Afif Abdul Wahab (1915–2003) was a Lebanese medical doctor, general surgeon and urologist, businessman and philanthropist, born and raised in

El Mina El-Mina or El Mina (Arabic: الميناء / ALA-LC: ''al-Mīnā’'', which means "the harbour"), is a coastal independent town in Tripoli, Northern Lebanon. El-Mina occupies the location of the old Phoenician city of Tripoli. It acts as the ha ...

. After receiving his

Medical Doctorate Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin ''Medicinae Doctor'') is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In the United States, and some other countries, the M.D. denotes a professional degree. T ...

from the American University of Beirut in 1941, he opened up a hospital in his hometown of El-Mina in 1946 in partnership with Joseph Yamine and Richard Jebara, for a short period before moving to

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in 1949. Again with Yamine and Jebara, Abdul Wahab opened up the first Arab-owned hospital in Jeddah, The Lebanese Hospital in Jeddah, and was one of the first medical doctors to live and work in Saudi Arabia. In 1953 Abdul Wahab received the Saudi Citizenship from King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz, In 1962 all three partners opened another hospital in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia, Ash-Sharq Hospital which was a medical contractor for ARAMCO. Abdul Wahab, along with Yamine received the National Cedars Medal from Lebanese president

Suleiman Frangieh Suleiman Kabalan Frangieh, last name also spelled ''Frangié,'' ''Franjieh,'' or ''Franjiyeh'' (, 15 June 1910 – 23 July 1992), was a Lebanese Maronite politician who was President of Lebanon from 1970 to 1976. Early life and education Sulei ...

, which is the highest honor given to a Lebanese citizen. He died in January 2003, aged 87.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wahab, Afif Abdul 1915 births 2003 deaths Lebanese emigrants to Saudi Arabia Lebanese urologists American University of Beirut alumni

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