Critic Jamal Fayyad commemorates the memory of the Arab Amigo, Hekmat Wahbi

Art critic Dr. Jamal Fayyad commemorated the passing of media figure Hekmat Wahbi, on the 32nd anniversary of his death. He was unique in his talent, so much so that specialists nicknamed him “the Arab Amigo.”

Jamal Fayyad remembers the Arab Amigo Fayyad posted a video clip via the story feature on his official account on the photo and video sharing site Instagram, and said, "The rare media personality, the personality who distinguished himself and no one could fill the void he left, my friend and my love and he is never absent from my mind, greetings to you and your soul where you are now, in the bliss of heaven, God willing."

Who is Hekmat Wahbi? Hekmat Wehbe is a Lebanese media figure and actor. He was born in Batma, Chouf, in the early seventies. Pierre Jedoun and Edmond Hanania discovered his talent and asked him to participate in acting with them in the “Ten O’Clock Theater” on the Casino du Liban stage, where he imitated a number of great artists.

He was offered a job at Monte Carlo International Radio in 1976, and he accepted the invitation. At the time, he was distinguished by introducing the colloquial dialect to the airwaves, after classical Arabic had been the prevailing language.

In 300 episodes of “Little Playgrounds” on Lebanese TV, Hikmat and the artist Samar Al-Zein were able to reach the hearts of children with an easy language and an attractive style.

He participated in the movie "Hassnaa and the Giants" and sang "Tamara" in the movie "Akhir Al-Saif".

He also participated in the series "Love Remained" with Abdul Majeed Majzoub and Amal Afish. He did not become a professional singer, but he sang some songs, most notably "Ya Musafira", "Inta Wahdak", and "Natrouni".