Ibrahim Shihab

• Name — Ibrahim Shihab • Office — Vice President of the Maldives • Office1 — Speaker of the People's Majlis • Native Name — އިބްރާހިމް ޝިހާބު • Succeeded1 — Abdulla Hameed • Predecessor1 — Ahmed Shathir • President1 — Maumoon Abdul Gayoom • Born — 22 September 1922 • Died — 15 January 1988 • Parents — Hussain Salahuddin • Office2 — Attorney General • Term Start2 — 11 November 1968 • Term End2 — 8 March 1975 • Term Start3 — 3 August 1959 • Term End3 — 11 November 1968 • Monarch3 — Muhammad Fareed Didi • President2 — Ibrahim Nasir • Succeeded2 — Adnan Hussain • Predecessor2 — Himself • Predecessor3 — Adnan Hussain • Succeeded3 — Himself • Term End1 — 15 January 1988 • Term Start1 — 11 November 1982 • Term Start — 12 March 1975 • Term End — 6 January 1977 • Alongside — * Abdul Sattar Moosa Didi • Ahmed Hilmy Didi • Ali Maniku • Hassan Zareer • President — Ibrahim Nasir • Succeeded — Office abolished • Place of death — Sri Lanka • Birthplace — Fura Malé, Maldive Islands • Office4 — Vazeerul Ma'aarif • Term Start4 — 3 June 1956 • Term End4 — 3 August 1959 • Monarch4 — Muhammad Fareed Didi • Predecessor4 — Ibrahim Fareed Didi • Succeeded4 — Ibrahim Nasir • Relations — Salahuddin family

He began at Maldivian Government's Service as clerk, Mahkamathul Dhaakhiliyyaa (from 14 January 1942 to 27 April 1951). After that he rose and held various high government posts, on 26 Muharram 1379 (3 August 1959) Ibrahim Shihab was designated as Attorney General and Mahukamathul Irushaadiyya in the cabinet nominated by Shihab's brother-in-law and Prime Minister Ibrahim Nasir. During his life he held also Ministerial posts, was appointed as one of the Vice Presidents, and became a member of the Committee set up by the Cabinet to review and amend the Constitution. He served as the speaker of People's Majlis from 1982 to 1988. Towards the end of his life he was also named president of the council for linguistic and historical research. Among his works, the General introduction to the concept of history, Preface to the Dhivehi Tareek is a good sample of his stylexs. Ibrahim Shihab was loved and respected by Maldivians. At the time of his death the Television Maldives announcer giving the news broke down and cried. He died on 15 January 1988 at 12:15 MVT.