Abdurrahman Shihab

Anregurutta professor Habib Abdurrahman Shihab
عبد الرحمن شهاب
Portrait of Abdurrahman Shihab as a member of the Constituent Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia
Member of Constitutional Assembly of Indonesia
In office 9 November 1956 – 5 July 1959
President	Sukarno
Prime Minister	Ali Sastroamidjojo Djuanda Kartawidjaja
Parliamentary group	Masyumi
Constituency	South-Southeast Sulawesi
2nd Rector of the Indonesian Muslim University of Makassar
In office 1959–1965
Preceded by	Prof. Muchtar Lintang
Succeeded by	La Tunrung
3rd Rector of the Alauddin Islamic State University
In office 1973–1979
Preceded by	Drs. H. Muhyiddin Zain
Succeeded by	Drs. H. A. Moerad Oesman
Personal details
Pronunciation	ʕabd ar-raħmaːn ʃihaːb
Born	Abd al-Rahman (1915-01-14)14 January 1915 Makassar, Celebes, Dutch East Indies
Died	1986 (aged 70–71) Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Political party	Masyumi Party
Children	13 (including Umar Shihab, Quraish Shihab, Alwi Shihab, and Ahmad Nizar Shihab)
Residence	Makassar
Education	Jamiat Kheir
Occupation	Ulama (mufassir) academic politician

Anregurutta professor Habib Abdurrahman Shihab^[1] (Arabic: عبد الرحمن شهاب, romanized: ʿAbd ar-Raḥman Šihāb; Arabic pronunciation: [ʕabd ar-raħmaːn ʃihaːb]; 14 January 1915 – 1986) was an Indonesian academic, politician, and Qur'anic interpretation expert (mufassir) from Makassar, South Sulawesi. As a politician, Abdurrahman was a member of the Constitutional Assembly of Indonesia (9 November 1956 – 5 July 1959) from the Masyumi Party fraction. Meanwhile, as an academician, he served as 2nd rector of the Indonesian Muslim University of Makassar in the period 1959–1965 and the 3rd rector of the Alauddin Islamic State University from 1973 to 1979.