Mohamed Shihab

{{Short description|Maldivian politician (born 1957)}}

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| caption = Shihab in 2019

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| birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1957|10|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Malé, Maldive Islands

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| nationality = Maldivian

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| occupation = Maldivian politician

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| party = Jumhooree Party

| otherparty = Maldivian Democratic Party

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Mohamed Shihab (born 2 October 1957){{cite news |title=Mohamed Shihab |url=http://www.majlis.gov.mv/vanavaru.php?vanavaru=38 |publisher=People's Majlis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217144705if_/http://www.majlis.gov.mv/vanavaru.php?vanavaru=38 |archive-date=17 December 2005}} is a Maldivian politician. He was the Speaker of the People's Majlis — the parliament of the Maldives and a member of the Jumhooree Party.{{Cite news |last=Rehan |first=Mohamed |date=3 August 2023 |title=Shihab and Nazim sign for Jumhooree Party |url=https://edition.mv/minister_mohamed_shihab/28643 |access-date=3 June 2024 |work=The Edition}} He is a former senior member of Maldivian Democratic Party. He became the Speaker of Majlis on 12 August 2008, succeeding former Speaker Ahmed Zahir,{{cite news|url=http://miadhu.com.mv/news.php?id=7411|title=Shihab new Speaker|date=12 August 2008|publisher=Miadhu News|accessdate=13 April 2009}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and he served as the speaker until 28 May 2009.{{cite web |date= |title=Past Speakers |url=https://majlis.gov.mv/en/speakers-history?20 |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=People's Majlis |language=en}}

He was terminated from the post of Managing Director of Maldives Post Limited in March 2006 for signing an MDP press release on 23 February 2006, condemning the government.{{cite news |date=7 March 2006 |title=Managing Director of Maldives Post Limited Hon. Mohamed Shihab has been sacked by Gayyoom |url=http://www.dhivehiobserver.com/breakingnews/Shihab_sacked_070320061.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716141835/http://www.dhivehiobserver.com/breakingnews/Shihab_sacked_070320061.htm |archive-date=16 July 2011 |accessdate=13 April 2009 |work=Dhivehi Observer}}

He was previously the Minister of Home Affairs from 3 June 2009 to 10 December 2010. After he resigned he was appointed as the Advisor on Political Affairs.{{Cite web |date=11 December 2010 |title=President Appoints Mohamed Shihab as the Advisor on Political Affairs |url=https://presidencymaldives.gov.mv/Press/Article/1693 |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=The President's Office}} He was the Minister of Finance for President Mohamed Nasheed's government from 4 January 2012 to 7 February 2012.{{Cite web |date=29 December 2018 |title=History |url=https://www.finance.gov.mv/ministry/history |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=Ministry of Finance (Maldives)}}{{Cite web |date=4 January 2012 |title=President Appoints Mohamed Shihab as the Minister of Finance and Treasury |url=https://presidency.mv/Press/Article/6537 |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=The President's Office}} In October 2019, he was appointed as Advisor to the President in President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's government.{{Cite web |date=15 October 2019 |title=President appoints Advisor to the President and Minister of State for Home Affairs |url=https://presidency.gov.mv/Press/Article/22439 |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=The President's Office}} He resigned from that on 3 July 2023.{{Cite news |last=Zalif |first=Zunana |date=3 July 2023 |title=Shihab resigns as Advisor to the president |url=https://raajje.mv/138277 |access-date=3 June 2024 |work=Raajje TV}}