[2] His father, Saleh bin Abd al-Wahhab, held several positions in the state, including a special translator for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, General Hussein, and for the governor of the Bey in Al-A'rad (southern Tunisia) and Mahdia.

As for his mother, he is descended from Ali bin Mustafa Agha Qayserli, one of Hayreddin Pasha's chief aides.

[3] He received his primary education in one of the kuttabs of Tunis, then at the elementary school in Mahdia, where he memorized a quarter of the Qur’an and began learning French.

On 3 May of this year, he was appointed Minister of the Pen at the beginning of the reign of Muhammad al-Amin Bey, and he continued in this position until July 1947.

[4] Despite his assumption of administrative positions, Hassan Husni Abd al-Wahhab had a scientific and cultural activity, as he did not stop writing, giving lessons and lectures.