Mohamed Shihab is a Maldivian politician. He was the Speaker of Majlis of the Maldives — the legislature of Maldives and a member of the Jumhoory Party. 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,[1] and he served as the speaker until 28 May 2009.[2]

Mohamed Shihab
Shihab in 2019
OccupationMaldivian politician

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.[3]

He was the last Minister of Finance for President Mohamed Nasheed's government from January 2012 to February 2012.[4] In October 2019, he was appointed as Advisor to the President in President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's government.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Shihab new Speaker". Miadhu News. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-13.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Kuryge raeesun" (in Divehi). Majlis. 6 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Managing Director of Maldives Post Limited Hon. Mohamed Shihab has been sacked by Gayyoom". Dhivehi Observer. 7 March 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Finance". www.finance.gov.mv.
  5. ^ "President appoints Advisor to the President and Minister of State for Home Affairs". The President's Office. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-20.